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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 ...

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Dog or cat owners, listen up. No pets, but have children who love to play in public parks? Keep reading. The nation's top health protection agency said a parasitic disease in people, known as ...

Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes malaria, are well-known. Others fly more under the radar. We asked Jolly ...