Looking at Kyla Fuller today it is almost impossible to imagine that she spent more than a decade desperately ill.

The bloated three-year-old from Indonesia had battled constipation, fever and had failed to pass stools for three days before ...

A review of food and waterborne parasites in Kenya has highlighted gaps in surveillance, which researchers say means there is limited data to help inform ...

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by ...

A parasitic infection transmitted to humans by cats affects billions of people and can alter their behavior. New research shows that infected people also suffer financially.

or feces, infected blood, and insects. Your risk of having a parasite is higher if you live in or visit an area where parasites are common or where human or animal waste is not treated properly.

Giardiasis, caused by the protozoan Giardia intestinalis, is the leading cause of intestinal parasitic infections in humans ...

Checking your stool (poop) for worms or eggs is one way to confirm ... Often, people will have no symptoms of an intestinal worm infection. Several types of intestinal worms can infect humans. The ...

The study, which looked at kennel-housed dogs, highlighted key factors to consider when determining which canines should be ...

could hold the cure for parasitic gastrointestinal worms (helminths), which affects nearly a quarter of the world's population. Photo: Supplied. “They can cause intestinal issues, organ damage ...