Honey bee colony losses concern beekeepers and agriculturists alike, as Apis mellifera are important crop pollinators. A pair of factors that affect the health of honey bee colonies are the mite, ...

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

Communication between parasites and their hosts is a central determinant of infection outcome, shaping parasite survival, tissue tropism, immune modulation, ...

People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

The Xpert GI Panel identifies pathogens directly from stool specimens collected in Cary-Blair transport media.

With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the malaria parasite. After penetrating the skin, the pathogen moves with helical ...

Oregon officials have killed about 160,000 rainbow trout to stop the spread of a pathogen they hadn’t seen before. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff discovered the parasite after they ...