A perentie lizard in Dallas, an African penguin in Boston and an Oberhasli goat in Chicago are just a few recent examples of ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections caused by microscopic parasites borne by insects such as the tsetse fly.

Plenty of animals have developed a bit of a reputation for being dangerous, but only one can reign supreme as the most dangerous, here are some of them ...

As human activity alters the environment, kissing bugs and parasites will ultimately adapt. The geographic range of infected ...

Chagas disease, which is otherwise known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite. It is commonly referred to as the "silent illness" or ...

LEVÉL, Hungary — Authorities in several countries in Central Europe are working to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among ... killing of thousands of animals.

Experts view this as a pivotal step, potentially paving the way for a stronger public health system as Tamil Nadu confronts this preventable yet deadly scourge. CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ...

Since then, animals from an additional three farms in Hungary and another three in Slovakia have tested positive for the virus, the first outbreak of the disease in either country in more than ...

Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans. A new study finds a strong correlation between occurrence of dog and human disease. Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus ...