Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the state Parks and Wildlife Department and Animal Health Commission to form a joint response team to combat the spread of the New World screwworm. “The recent ...

Federal and state officials, and farmers and ranchers across the country, have been increasingly concerned about the possible presence of a flesh-eating parasite called the New World screwworm. While ...

A microscopic parasite that quietly settles into the brain of humans and animals is not nearly as quiet as scientists once believed. New work on Toxoplasma gondii suggests that the so‑called dormant ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium falciparum found that the parasite relies ...

Since their introduction in 1935, cane toads (Rhinella marina) have become one of Australia’s most notorious invasive species, profoundly impacting native ecosystems. Research over recent decades has ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Monday that Arizona has signed onto the nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, where the state will receive up to $108 ...