Hawaii, the U.S. epicenter for the disease, offers a preview of what may come next.

A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...

Researchers said the parasite is "an emerging veterinary and public health concern." ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a startling medical case involving a worm parasite ...

A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny invader silently alters brain function without obvious symptoms. Beneath ...

A brain‑invading parasite better known as rat lungworm has quietly surfaced in San Diego County, turning up in wild animals ...

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have recently found ...

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The difficult-to-detect meningeal worm is spread by white-tailed deer and is a notorious killer of moose. AP Photo/Jim Cole, File ...

Tajie Harris, PhD, is the director of the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG Center) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The parasite that may already live in your brain can ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly ...

An estimated 30 percent of the world's population is chronically infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Most people live with the infection without noticeable effect, but it can be ...