Parasitic Diseases

Invasive parasite robs fish of ability to swim, poses threat to endangered species - WOAI Invasive parasite robs fish of ability to swim, poses threat to endangered species - WOAI Posted: 06 Jun 2019 12:00 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] Invasive parasite robs fish of ability to swim, poses threat to endangered species    WOAI An invasive parasite in the San Marcos and Comal Rivers could threaten native fish, including endangered species in the area. Researchers at Texas State ... Venezuela's isolated indigenous groups under siege from miners, disease and guerrillas - Mongabay.com Posted: 24 Jun 2019 09:56 AM PDT The Hoti, Yanomami and Piaroa, isolated indigenous groups in Venezuela, are under threat on several fronts. Mining, legal and illegal, is disturbing their lands. Some have been forced to labor in the mining industry and others have decided to leave their territories and go deepe...

EPIC researchers gain ground in the race to cure widespread parasitic infection - Clemson Newsstand EPIC researchers gain ground in the race to cure widespread parasitic infection - Clemson Newsstand Posted: 06 Jun 2019 12:00 AM PDT Members of the Dou Lab include (from left) Brock Thornton, Zhicheng Dou, Amy Bergmann, Christian Cochrane, Chiara Micchelli, Melanie Key, Katherine Floyd. Image Credit: College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina – A faculty-led team of graduate and undergraduate researchers from Clemson University's Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC) has unveiled new findings that may help pave the way to an eventual cure for a parasitic infection that affects millions around the nation and world. Research led by Zhicheng Dou, an assistant professor in the College of Science 's department of biological sciences , has been published in PLOS Pathogens , a high-profile microbiology journal. The study titled...

Surgeons find tapeworm in woman’s brain during search for tumour - South China Morning Post Surgeons find tapeworm in woman’s brain during search for tumour - South China Morning Post Posted: 07 Jun 2019 12:00 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] Surgeons find tapeworm in woman's brain during search for tumour    South China Morning Post Patient said she was 'grossed out', adding she had long been suffering from hallucinations, insomnia and, when managing to sleep, nightmares. You are subscribed to email updates from "What is the most common parasitic infection" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

The National Security Adviser Has No Heart - The Atlantic The National Security Adviser Has No Heart - The Atlantic Posted: 23 Jun 2019 07:35 AM PDT I do not normally watch Tucker Carlson's Fox News show, but when the fate of the Earth is at stake, I make an exception. On Friday night, after an extraordinary week of brinkmanship in the Persian Gulf, Carlson delivered a seven-minute philippic against John Bolton, President Trump's national security adviser. Bolton is the most bellicose in the West Wing of the White House, and according to reports, he has advocated military action against Iran in retaliation for the attacks on oil tankers and the downing of a $130 million U.S. drone in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump says he called off a military strike with an hour to go— reportedly on the private advice of Carlson. On his show, Carlson described Bolton as "a bureaucratic tapeworm. Try as you might, you can't expel him....

New records show spread of parasitic deer flies across the United States - Science Daily New records show spread of parasitic deer flies across the United States - Science Daily Posted: 31 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT With flattened bodies, grabbing forelegs and deciduous wings, deer keds do not look like your typical fly. These parasites of deer -- which occasionally bite humans -- are more widely distributed across the U.S. than previously thought, according to Penn State entomologists, who caution that deer keds may transmit disease-causing bacteria. "It was more or less known where deer keds are found, but very broadly," said Michael Skvarla, extension educator and director of the Insect Identification Lab in the Department of Entomology at Penn State. "We don't know if deer keds transmit pathogens (disease-causing microorganisms), but if they do, then knowing where they are at more precisely could be important in terms of te...

Bovine viral diarrhea - a BVD, mucosal disease - Technology Times Pakistan Bovine viral diarrhea - a BVD, mucosal disease - Technology Times Pakistan NUIG leading €5 million fight against parasitic diseases - Galway Daily New species of 'golden death' bacterium digests parasitic worms from the inside out - Science Daily 'Significant suffering': experts call for national plan to save wombats from mange - The Guardian Canaries in a coal-mine: what can sheep and goats tell us about human parasitic disease in Tanzania? - BugBitten - BMC Blogs Network Bovine viral diarrhea - a BVD, mucosal disease - Technology Times Pakistan Posted: 23 Jun 2019 11:15 PM PDT BVD Disease: Pakistan is developing country and most of economy based upon agriculture sector. Agriculture sector is playing major role to eliminate the poverty. Agricultural sector provides the raw material to run ...