Sea turtles, as long-lived and migratory reptiles, are increasingly vulnerable to parasitic infections that can undermine their health and conservation status. Among the various pathogens, blood ...

Imagine coming-to, jaws gripping the top of a swaying blade of grass, unaware of how you got there. That's the reality for ants infected with the lancet liver fluke, a tiny parasitic flatworm. Liver ...

Using heatmaps, CU Boulder researchers find that certain parasites congregate in certain parts of amphibians’ bodies, often to dire physical consequences Trematodes, also known as flukes, are a class ...

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Cercarial dermatitis is caused by the larvae of blood flukes that are parasites of birds or mammals. A new study suggests that a cercarial dermatitis outbreak in South Thailand was caused by the blood ...

Liver flukes (fasciola) are parasitic flatworms that affect the bile duct and liver. These flatworms may cause liver fluke disease (fascioliasis). Liver flukes mainly affect livestock (sheep, goats, ...

It takes over the brains of ants, causing them to cling to blades of grass against their will. The lancet liver fluke has an exceptional lifecycle strategy, in which snails, ants and grazing animals ...