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An unassuming single-celled organism called Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most successful parasites on Earth, infecting an estimated 11 percent of Americans and perhaps half of all people worldwide.

Cattle producers are rethinking traditional parasite control methods, shifting toward more strategic treatments to prevent drug resistance, Kansas State University beef cattle experts say. “In the ...

A parasite known for its ability to influence the minds of its hosts also hijacks the immune system, a new study finds. In fact, the parasite uses cells that would normally help defeat it as transport ...

When a parasite infects a host, it can manipulate host behavior, which may help spread the parasite to new hosts, or enable the parasite to complete its life cycle. Parasitic worms known as hairworms ...

Malaria remains a persistent public health burden, with Plasmodium falciparum causing the most dangerous form of malaria and the most lethal infections. Its capacity to develop resistance to current ...

Interaction between LFA-1 on natural killer cells and GBP-130 on infected erythrocytes enables immune recognition and killing of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells.

Scientists know little about the elusive river otters living along the East Coast, but a new study inspired by one bizarre, smelly poop offers some much-needed insight. Reading time 3 minutes ...