Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain
In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her ...
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This is how rat lungworm disease spreads between rodents, snails and humans
Hawaiʻi is considered the epicenter of rat lungworm disease, which is spread when people accidentally consume snails and ...
Invasive snails known as apple and mystery snails carrying rat lungworm in Georgia, DNR says
The state agency warns that the snails were found to have a "low-level presence" of rat lungworm. They note that likelihood ...
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Invasive snails can harm environment and your health
Georgia wildlife officials are urging anglers, boaters, and lake visitors to help prevent the spread of invasive snail ...
Warming climate a factor in Boston’s growing rat population, new study indicates
A new study found that the warming climate may be partially responsible for Boston’s increasing rat population.
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A pre-emptive strike against malaria's stealthy hepatic forms
First, for all parasite species, the low efficiency of ... potential anti-liver stage activity should begin in vitro; the rodent model and the CD81-transfected HepG2 cell line make undertaking ...