The Western Journal on MSN

Texas issues disaster declaration as flesh-eating parasite spreads north from Mexico

Texas is bracing for the latest invasion of Mexican parasites. On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration to ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The brain parasite infecting millions is way more active than we thought

A microscopic parasite that quietly settles into the brain of humans and animals is not nearly as quiet as scientists once believed. New work on Toxoplasma gondii suggests that the so‑called dormant ...
The Baltimore Sun

Texas mobilizes to combat invasion threat of screwworm parasite on livestock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the state Parks and Wildlife Department and Animal Health Commission to form a joint response team to combat the spread of the New World screwworm. “The recent ...

Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn’t confined to poor, rural areas – it’s a global threat that ...