As deadly cat disease spreads nationally, MU veterinarian finds effective treatment
Lone Star ticks, which are notorious carriers of many diseases including cytauxzoonosis, or "bobcat fever," have been spreading across the nation in recent years. View More (2012-04-19)
Research discovers potentially deadly fungus senses body's defenses to evade them
Glen Palmer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, was part of an international research team led by Luigina Romani, MD, at the University of Perugia, that discovered opportunistic fungi like Candida albicans can sense the immune status of host cells and adapt, evading immune system defenses. View More (2012-02-23)
DNA barcoding of parasitic worms: Is it kosher?
When rabbis from the Orthodox Union started finding worms in cans of sardines and capelin eggs, they turned to scientists at the American Museum of Natural History to answer a culturally significant dietary question: could these foods still be considered kosher? View More (2012-02-15)
Healthy piglets? Not with sulfonamides!
Young pigs are known to be particularly susceptible to intestinal problems, which not only discomfort the animals but also slow their growth - and thus increase the cost of meat production. View More (2011-12-06)
Cell surface mutation protects against common type of malaria
A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows. View More (2011-12-01)
Breakthrough in the battle against malaria
An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, paving the way for the development of new drugs to treat the deadly disease. View More (2011-11-30)
Protection from severe malaria explained
Why do people with a hereditary mutation of the red blood pigment hemoglobin (as is the case with sickle-cell anemia prevalent in Africa) not contract severe malaria? View More (2011-11-21)
Malaria parasites use camouflage to trick immune defences of pregnant women
Researchers from Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital - and the University of Copenhagen have discovered why malaria parasites are able to hide from the immune defences of expectant mothers, allowing the parasite to attack the placenta. View More (2011-07-12)
15 million DKK for vaccine against pregnancy related malaria
Every year, 10,000 pregnant women and up to 200,000 newborn babies are killed by the malaria parasite. Doctors all around the globe have for years been looking in vain for a medical protection, and now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found the biochemically weakness of the lethal malaria parasite. View More (2011-06-08)
EPO doping helps combat cerebral malaria
Almost 3.3 billion people, half of the world's population, risk being infected with malaria. View More (2011-04-22)
For Lambs, a Pasture a Week Keeps Blood Suckers Away
Deworming lambs can be minimized with rotational grazing and checking the animals' eye color, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study. View More (2010-07-07)
New vaccines may come from forcing giardia parasite to display its many disguises
The intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia changes outfits nearly as often as a fashion model on a Parisian runway. View More (2010-04-30)
Major breakthrough in the diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
Chagas disease is one of the most deadly parasitic diseases in the world. It affects more than 10 million people, primarily in the Americas. In South America alone it kills 50 000 people each year. View More (2010-04-28)
Toxoplasma gondii spreads in the habitat of the Iberian lynx
An international team led by researchers from the University of Cordoba (UCO) has analysed seroprevalence (antibodies to a disease) of Toxoplasma Gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis in many species, including humans. View More (2010-04-07)
Breakthrough by Danish Scientists in Preventing Maternal Malaria
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have become the first in the world to synthesize the entire protein that is responsible for life-threatening malaria in pregnant women and their unborn children. View More (2010-02-05)
Research breakthrough could lead to new treatment for malaria
Malaria causes more than two million deaths each year, but an expert multinational team battling the global spread of drug-resistant parasites has made a breakthrough in the search for better treatment. Better understanding of the make-up of these parasites and the way they reproduce has enabled an international team, led by John Dalton, a biochemist in McGill's Institute of Parasitology, to... View More (2010-01-29)
Anisakiasis hazard varies depending on the origin of the fish, according to a study
A research team of the University of Granada (Spain) has confirmed a higher presence of the parasite Anisakis spp in anchovies of the Atlantic South East coast and the Mediterranean North West coast, and they insist on freezing or cooking fish before consuming it. View More (2009-11-11)
New data from 10-year global flea monitoring program confirms imidacloprid remains highly effective
Bayer Animal Heath announced today at the 22nd World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP), Calgary, Canada the latest results of a large-scale, international, independent Flea Susceptibility Monitoring (FSM) program, demonstrating that imidacloprid remains highly effective for the control of fleas in companion animals. View More (2009-08-14)
Brain Structure Assists in Immune Response, According to Penn Vet Study
For the first time, a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have imaged in real time the body's immune response to a parasitic infection in the brain. View More (2009-01-29)
Manipulating the immune system like a parasite
One day it may be possible to mimic the tactics used by parasites to trick the body into accepting transplanted tissues or organs. View More (2008-04-10)
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