In a continuation of the Parasitology interviews, here are five more: The Parasitology interviews, Part 1 amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "outbre-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode...

A science fair experiment by a Schwenksville, Pennsylvania teen discovered high concentration parasite eggs in the soil of a number of Montgomery County parks and led to a poster abstract at this year’s...

The CDC reports–A U.S. study in 1996 showed that 30% of dogs younger than 6 months deposit Toxocara eggs in their feces; other studies have shown that almost all puppies are born already infected...

There are so many reasons to teach young children to keep their fingers out of their mouths and not to eat dirt. Add the fact that there are so many dogs and puppies using our yard for a bathroom; your...

Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) re-introduced on Thursday his bipartisan bill to address a growing problem of parasitic diseases – mostly in poor, minority populations along the U.S.-Mexico border, the rural...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the genetic code of Toxocara canis, a roundworm that causes disease in humans and animals, which paves the way for new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests. This...

Man and dog—a relationship that is nearly as old as time itself. Protector of our homes, pulling our sleds, finding missing people in rubble after an earthquake, dogs have been invaluable to the human...