Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

Doctors concluded she’d been infected with the parasitic worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, more commonly known as rat lungworm. Although rodents alone host the adult form of the parasite ...

The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii lures infected rats to their feline predators by making the rodents sexually aroused by cat urine, according to a new study in PLoS One. For over a decade, ...

A painful burning sensation in a woman's legs turned out to be the result of a parasite burrowing into her brain, her doctors have revealed. The 30-year-old, from New England, likely contracted ...

They ended with angiostrongyliasis, caused by the nematode (roundworm) Angiostrongylus cantonensis, also known as rat lungworm. The parasite gets its name from its complicated life cycle ...

But every so often, it’s an indicator of a much more nightmarish scenario: parasites setting up shop in your brain after previously incubating in rodents, slugs, and snails. This was ...

ACCIDENTAL HOST—The Story of Rat Lungworm Disease reveals the frightening spread of a foodborne parasite that invades human brains and now thrives in tropical areas of five continents ...

A recent University of Hawaii study predicts that rat lungworm disease, which is carried by snails and slugs, will spread to higher elevations as the climate warms. -- LORRIN PANG photo ...

They observed that parasites introduced into mice from infected mosquitoes migrated to the animals’ livers less efficiently in mice previously immunized against apyrase. The ability to block two forms ...