The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a call for data and experts relating to parasites in food. Approximately 30 percent of foodborne illnesses globally are caused by parasitic ...

Scientists in Australia have identified a parasite in game deer and feral pigs for the first time. Researchers at Charles Sturt University discovered the Sarcocystis species of parasite during their ...

1. Parasites are ubiquitous and have been shown to influence macroscopic measures of ecological network structure, such as connectance and robustness, as well as local structure, such as subgraph ...

A new study sheds light on how parasites, often overlooked, can dramatically affect the balance between predator and prey populations. Researchers developed a groundbreaking mathematical framework ...

Farmers and food manufacturers are facing an uphill battle, with everything from climate change to spiralling energy costs, blocking their path to success. But the fight just got a little bit easier, ...

According to Phys.org, researchers from France and Africa have developed a new and improved method for detecting trypanosome parasites in livestock. African trypanosomiasis (AAT) comes from parasites ...

Health chiefs have sounded the alarm over ready-to-eat salad bags due to potentially-deadly contamination fears, amid an alarming rise in food poisoning outbreaks. There are currently no mandatory ...

In the complex ecosystem of the human body, unwanted visitors like stomach parasites can upset the delicate balance of the body. These microscopic intruders can cause discomfort, digestive issues, and ...

Allison Little, a middle school assistant principal from Anchorage, has been fishing on the Kasilof River her entire adult life, so she’s used to seeing wormy parasites coiled up in fish on occasion.