A groundbreaking study overturns previous assumptions about a blood type’s resistance to malaria, revealing that even individuals with the “silent Duffy blood group” are susceptible…
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Scientists have discovered new malaria strains in Ethiopia that are both drug-resistant and undetectable by standard tests, posing a major challenge to malaria elimination efforts…
New research reveals the significant impact of parasites on ecosystem dynamics, advocating for a paradigm shift in ecological studies to include the ‘parasitome’ – the…
Scanning electron microscopy image of a chigger. Credit: Loganathan Ponnusamy, NC State University A study in North Carolina has detected the bacterium responsible for scrub…
New research reveals insights into the “dark genome,” focusing on LINE-1, a genetic element associated with various diseases. An international team of scientists detailed the…
Researchers discovered that horsehair worms manipulate their insect hosts using genes acquired from the hosts themselves, shedding light on the role of horizontal gene transfer…
Balanophora shed one-third of its genes as it evolved into an uber-streamlined parasitic plant, according to new research by a team led by scientists at…
16 new species have been added to the group, Loboscelidia, based on their unique physical characteristics. Scale bar = 0.5 mm. Credit: Yu Hisasue et…
Dissected ant and where you can see the encapsulated parasites (white oval structures) spilling out of the hind body. Credit: Brian Lund Fredensborg It takes…
These monogenean worms (Microcotyle sebastis) were dissected from the gills of a preserved copper rockfish specimen from the UW Fish Collection at the Burke Museum.…
The image shows an immune cell that has been infected by Toxoplasma parasites (red). The surface of the cell is colored green and the nucleus…
The study authors hope to use their discovery to one day develop new cellular therapies. Processes in the human body transform harmless immune cells into…
Image showing Demodex folliculorum mite on skin under Hirox microscope. Credit: University of Reading The secret lives of mites in the skin of our faces.…
Temperature variation affects pathogens and their hosts in distinct ways, and these organisms are influenced by the type of variation and the average background temperature…
Hanging mistletoe is a Christmas tradition. A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to…
A Guinea worm emerging from a dog’s leg. Credit: Jared Wilson-Aggarwal Efforts to eradicate a human parasitic disease are being hampered by dogs eating infected…
[embedded content]Honeybee allogrooming behavior (upper left) and trophallaxis (feeding, center). Credit: Dr Michelina Pusceddu, University of Sassari Honeybees increase social distancing when their hive is…
V. cholerae’s growth and competition on natural surfaces (left). The framed area is zoomed-in on the right and shows the killing of a bacterium (indicated…
Hookworms have evolved to evade all FDA approved medications veterinarians use to kill them. Hookworms are one of the most common parasites plaguing the companion…
New research predicts that the loss of 108 threatened primates could doom an additional 176 parasite species to extinction, because they have no other suitable…