An eight‑year‑old girl who spent a month vomiting handfuls of tiny live worms has finally been diagnosed with a rare drain‑fly larva infection, local health officials said ... and close toilet lids ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Before humans even walked on th earth, a fungus was creating zombies. Scientists have uncovered a haunting scene frozen in 99 ...

In the video game The Last of Us and its spin-off HBO series, humans fight to survive against cordyceps, a parasitic fungus ...

Endangered seals on the coast of Wales are getting tangled in flying rings, a type of Frisbee, causing serious harm.

Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply in 2011, but residents voted to reverse course after studies linked the move ...

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the ...

About 1,200 children are being urged to undergo testing for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was ...

The USDA will open a fly facility in South Texas to slow the screwworm spread. The parasitic insect threatens cattle and has ...

It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but the New World screwworm is a real and deadly insect. These parasitic ...

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