Cat Litter and Pregnancy: Toxoplasma Parasite Found in Over 40 Percent of Ghanaian Mothers
A study of 201 pregnant women at Ho Teaching Hospital in Ghana's Volta Region found 42.5 percent carried Toxoplasma gondii ...
Tag: parasitology
One in 20 Pet Cats in North America May Carry Giardia, Massive Stool Analysis Finds
An analysis of more than 150,000 feline stool samples from the US and Canada suggests roughly one in twenty pet ...
AI Reads the Microscope: Deep Learning Powers Parasite Diagnosis, But Real-World Tests Lag Behind
A scoping review of 118 studies finds that deep learning models excel at detecting parasites in microscopy images under experimental ...
Hidden Burden: Strongyloides Parasite Infects Far More African Children Than Tests Reveal
A new meta-analysis of 27 studies covering more than 16,000 African children finds a pooled Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence of 14 ...
Liver Fluke Infections Strike Nearly a Third of Patients in Hengzhou, China
A study of 1,220 hospitalized patients in Hengzhou, China, found a 29.7 percent prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis infection with sharply ...
Zambia’s Tick Map Reveals a Shifting Landscape of Disease Vectors
A large survey of ticks across three Zambian provinces identifies twelve species and reveals sharp differences between wildlife and agricultural ...
Tiny Skin Mites Found Far More Often in Malignant Tumors Than Benign Ones
A study of 602 skin biopsies found Demodex mites in 23.6 percent of malignant lesions versus 10.5 percent of benign ...
Common Gut Microbe Blastocystis Turns Up in Insects Across China, Hinting at a Hidden Ecological Role
A large survey of nearly 1,400 invertebrates in China found Blastocystis DNA most often in insects, with subtypes ST1, ST2, ...
Male Tortoises Pay the Price: Gut Nematodes Hit Males Harder Than Females
A study of wild spur-thighed tortoises in southeastern Spain shows that hindgut nematodes reduce male growth and body size while ...
Nigerian Poultry Farmers Largely Unaware of Worm Threats, Survey Finds
A survey of 144 poultry farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria, found that 95 percent had low knowledge of helminth infections ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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