A little-known but potentially deadly parasite from Latin America has become one of the latest threats to the blood and organ supplies in the United States, especially in Los Angeles, where many ...

It’s not often that inflammation gets a good rap. It’s been linked to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. But a new study may have uncovered a positive use for the body’s natural ...

Avian blood parasites, predominantly comprising haemosporidians such as Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, have emerged as significant factors influencing bird health, survival and ...

The FDA on March 6 approved Oxford Immunotec’s detection tests to screen for a parasite in samples of donated blood. The approval makes both tests the first approved to detect B. microti in donated ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee veterinarian’s office is investigating an outbreak of a blood parasite that is affecting a group of Quarter Horses. Officials say 17 horses have tested positive ...

Almost one in four blood bank supplies in certain regions of Africa may have malaria parasites in them, a new study suggests. UK scientists reviewed 26 studies that measured levels of Plasmodium ...

A malaria drug could help immune-compromised people who can't shake off babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic infection, a new study says. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus ...

An experimental test for the parasite that causes babesiosis was able to prevent the disease from infecting people through blood transfusion, according to a new study of nearly 90,000 U.S. blood ...

With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the ...

Drug-resistant babesiosis may respond to a novel combination therapy, researchers say. The treatment, which involves the antimalarial drug tafenoquine and the anti ...

Living organisms often create what is needed for life from scratch. For humans, this process means the creation of most essential compounds needed to survive. But not every living thing has this ...