The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and the Canberra Hospital after they detected a live ...

Ray M. Kaplan, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases; Director, Parasitology Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens Roundworms ...

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals, while the latter support and protect ...

In a report this week, doctors have documented the first case of a human brain infection caused by a roundworm normally found in Australian snakes. Reading time 3 minutes Here’s some extra material ...

The common roundworm has helped Monash University researchers unlock new information about fertility and genes. Professor Roger Pocock of Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute has led a ...

Human infection with the raccoon roundworm is called baylisascariasis. Anne Steinhoff from Goethe University Frankfurt and first author of the study explains, "If the larvae enter the central nervous ...

A Woodland Hills family was shocked to learn that a brain-infecting parasite called raccoon roundworm was found in their dog in January. Christian Lopez said he had taken his dog, Ducky, into the vet ...