Tick-borne infections are becoming a serious problem in the United States as well as in Europe. Babesia microti (Bm), a protozoan parasite, and a spirochetal bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi are two ...

Climate change and irregular monsoons have disrupted animal breeding cycles and led to a surge in health issues for domestic ...

Intrepid microbe hunters have discovered 20 new viruses lurking in the bat populations of the orchards of southwestern China. Along with new species of bacteria and protozoan parasites, the find has ...

Ready-to-eat salads are here to make our lives easier: open the bag, serve, dress... and that's it. But a recent European ...

But in the immunosuppressed, it can cause a deadly hyperinfection syndrome, with the worms going through accelerating and ...

To avoid contracting infections from their schools’ toilets, some pupils told our correspondent that they often hold back ...

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including ...

The Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship of Iowa, the United States, warned farmers on June 13 after a beef cattle ...

Researchers have identified 20 new viruses, including two closely related to the deadly nipah and hendra, in bats in ...

In cases of a condition called jaundice, a compound called bilirubin turns a person's skin and eyes yellow. It's usually a ...

Joan Merriam lives in Nevada City with her new golden retriever Frankie, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the infinite spirits of her beloved goldens Joey and Casey. You can reach Joan at ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections caused by a wide variety of common and unusual bacteria, fungi, and viruses during the course of receiving medical care. Medical advances have ...