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Parasite

Flesh-eating parasite detected in Texas cattle

  • Jun 4
Denise Bonilla/U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP

What to know about New World screwworm after human case detected

  • Aug 27, 2025
Denise Bonilla/U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP

1st human flesh-eating parasite case found in US

  • Aug 25, 2025

Health officials warn of Swimmer's Itch cases in Connecticut

  • Jul 23, 2025

Family sick after eating black bear meat with parasitic worms

  • May 29, 2024

RFK Jr. claims doctor said parasite 'ate' part of his brain

  • May 9, 2024

Health department warns residents about cases of Swimmer's Itch in CT

  • Jul 31, 2023

Giant African land snails send south FL neighborhoods into quarantine

  • Jun 21, 2023

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Health department warns residents about cases of Swimmer's Itch in CT

  • Jul 31, 2023
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Foreign language film 'Parasite' poised to make history at the Oscars

  • Feb 6, 2020
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Woman relieved after "brain tumor" turns out to be parasite

  • May 23, 2019
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Consumer Reports: Beware of swimming pool parasites

  • Jul 20, 2018
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Couple contracts parasites on vacation to Dominican Republic

  • Jan 29, 2018

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Boy dies of rare brain-eating amoeba after visit to Lake Mead, officials say

A boy has died after exposure to a rare brain-eating parasite at Lake Mead, the popular recreation area near Las Vegas, health officials say.

  • Oct 21, 2022
East Texas Zoo & Gator Park

Azizi, April the Giraffe's youngest baby calf, unexpectedly dies at Texas zoo

"Absolutely devastating": April the Giraffe's 19-month-old calf, Azizi, unexpectedly passed away after receiving treatment for a parasitic issue.

  • Oct 29, 2020
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President Trump bashes Oscars Best Picture 'Parasite,' studio claps back

President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," or so he told the crowd at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday.

  • Feb 21, 2020
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Foreign language film 'Parasite' poised to make history at the Oscars

The film is nominated for six Oscars and is the first South Korean film to be nominated for Best Picture, and if it wins, it would be the first foreign language film to take home the top prize.

  • Feb 6, 2020

Austin man has tapeworm removed after over a decade in his brain

Doctors think he got it in Mexico more than a decade ago after eating undercooked pork.

  • Jan 26, 2020