KAKALE MASSA, Chad — Martoussia, the celebrity of the moment in this remote African fishing village, pants heavily under the awning where he lies chained. Still, he remains calm and sweet-tempered as ...

A decades-long push to make Guinea-worm disease the first parasitic infection to be wiped out is close to victory. But a mysterious epidemic of the parasite in dogs threatens to foil the eradication ...

For the past few years, the world has been on the edge of one of the biggest medical triumphs of modern history: Wiping out a horrific parasite from the face of the Earth. In the early '80s, there ...

An invasive, dog-killing parasite is now lurking in Southern California. In new research this week, scientists say they’ve confirmed the newfound spread of the flatworm Heterobilharzia americana to ...

KAKALE MASSA, Chad — Martoussia, the celebrity of the moment in this remote fishing village, pants heavily under the awning where he lies chained. Still, he remains calm and sweet-tempered as the ...

Dog Deworming Decoded: How Often, How Much, and How to Do It Right!: By Sudeshna Paul Every dog parent has that one random moment. The dog’s rolling in the grass like a joyful gremlin, and suddenly ...