A new study looking at deadly animal African trypanosomiasis has revealed how the parasite Trypanosoma congolense evades the ...

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been revealed.

Researchers have found that Schistosoma haematobium may increase cervical cancer risk by altering gene activity, even after ...

While several species of blood fluke worms can cause schistosomiasis, the current study focused on Schistosoma mansoni. This species causes the intestinal and hepatic form of the disease ...

Every year, nearly 250 million people are infected with these blood flukes, making them one of the most prevalent parasites ...

Human interaction with freshwater sources can spread the parasitic fluke ... and eco-friendly control for blood fluke in endemic areas. The study reported that O. gratissimum and A.

However, on his second day in hospital the patient alerted staff to the presence of a wriggling worm — and some blood ... Human infection with giant kidney worm is rare with the parasite ...

While several species of blood fluke worms can cause schistosomiasis, the current study focused on Schistosoma mansoni. This species causes the intestinal and hepatic form of the disease ...