A parasite commonly called "the zombie ... just exploring and he saw dome high spired unicorn horn shaped snails found in the freshwater," said Hechinger. His student took some snails back to ...

A parasite commonly called "the zombie ... just exploring and he saw dome high spired unicorn horn shaped snails found in the freshwater," said Hechinger. His student took some snails back to ...

New research suggests that an “often-overlooked” parasitic infection, already linked to bladder cancer, may also raise the risk of cervical cancer.

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that runs rampant in tropical and ... The infection usually kicks off when microscopic ...

Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating tropical parasitic disease caused by schistosomes (Schistosoma spp.), transmitted by freshwater snails. It is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) of both ...

Also known as bilharzia, schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic flatworms (schistosomes) that live in the blood vessels of a vertebrate host. The complex life cycle of Schistosoma also involves an ...

The two species of freshwater snail were once widespread throughout the Columbia Basin in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. But the snails have disappeared from Montana and are now living in ...

Rats harbor the parasite and pass the larvae along in their feces, which can be ingested by slugs, snails and other animals, such as frogs or freshwater shrimp. Humans can become infected by ...

This critically imperiled freshwater snail is found only in a few sites in Arkansas and Missouri, including along the North Fork River. “I’m so glad that the Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to take a ...