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    • Parasite may aid cattle TB spread
      The spread of an animal parasite across the UK may be hampering moves to curb cattle tuberculosis, research suggests.
    • Richer parasite diversity helps protect frogs from viruses that cause malformed limbs
      Increases in the diversity of parasites that attack amphibians cause a decrease in the infection success rate of virulent parasites, including one that causes malformed limbs and premature death, says a new study.
    • Bee-destroying parasite now throughout city
      Tests on beehives since the varroa mite was first found in Dunedin last month show the devastating bee parasite has spread throughout the city. read more
    • HealthWatch: Human Behavioral Change May Be Tied To Cat Parasite
      Researchers now believe something commonly carried by cats could be controlling you, a tiny parasite called Toxoplasma Gondi.
    • Parasite Insights: Using Lice to Map Socialization
      Weighing in at only 40 grams, brown mouse lemurs are one of the smallest species of primate in the world. Their diminutive size, as well as their nocturnal, tree-dwelling lifestyle, makes them difficult to track and observe. Sarah Zohdy, then a graduate student at the University of Helsinki in Finland, and her colleagues came up with an ingenious way to study the interactions of these small ...
    • Richer parasite diversity leads to healthier frogs: study
      Increases in the diversity of parasites that attack amphibians cause a decrease in the infection success rate of virulent parasites, including one that causes malformed limbs and premature death, says a new University of Colorado Boulder study.
    • Why More Parasite Diversity is Good News for Frogs | 80beats
      Flukes that parasitize amphibians The enemy of my enemy is my friend—especially if I’m a frog and my enemies are competing parasites. A recent study in PNAS found that frogs populations exposed to a more diverse set of flukes actually had lower rates of infection, with fewer frogs in the group afflicted with tiny hitchhikers. Researchers at the University of Colorado-Boulder bred Pacific chorus ...
    • Parasite Proves To Be Troublesome For Diagnosing Bovine Tuberculosis
      Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com Researchers have uncovered new clues in the battle against bovine tuberculosis (bTB), which claimed the lives of thousands of U.K. cattle and wildlife last year. A parasitic flatworm often found in cattle, Fasciola hepatica - or common liver fluke, reduces the sensitivity of bTB skin tests and produces false negatives in the animals, according to a team of U.K ...
    • Killer parasite puts rare frogs in peril
      THE most vulnerable frogs in NSW are being ravaged by a deadly parasite.
    • Drug found for parasite that is major cause of death worldwide
      An existing drug has been found to be effective against Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite causes amebic dysentery and liver abscesses and results in the death of more than 70,000 people worldwide each year.