Artificial intelligence can spot parasitic worm eggs in human faecal samples – including those from parasite species missed when lab technologists use a microscope to study the same samples. The ...

Parasitic diseases, which are passed on to people via parasites found in contaminated food, water, soil or bugs that bite humans, can be relatively uncommon in some parts of the world. In other ...

Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically mapped one of the oldest human parasites – the whipworm. The mapping reflects the parasite's ...

Intestinal worms are common parasites that live in the digestive system and can affect people of all ages. While many ...

Final laboratory identification of the organism confirmed an Ascaris lumbricoides adult worm. The mother was contacted, and mebendazole 100 mg by mouth BID for 3 days was prescribed. The mother was ...