NEARING ERADICATION: 2025 saw the lowest number of human Guinea worm cases ever recorded, a year after the passing of former ...

There were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025, a historic low announced ...

ALLSCHWIL (CH). Soil-transmitted helminth infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms, including whipworms, hookworms and roundworms. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are ...

Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the parasitic ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

A worm parasite that is typically found in rats and slugs, but can jump to mammals, has become more widespread across the southeastern region of the US, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control ...

Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...

In late April of 1880, the Muncie Daily Times wrote that Munsonian doctor William Egbert had removed a 46-foot-long tapeworm from an unnamed fellow citizen. This was the first of many ghastly tapeworm ...

Tapeworm infections were common in the late 19th century due to a lack of food safety laws and meat inspections. Historical accounts from Muncie detail tapeworms growing to dozens of feet long inside ...