A toddler from Arkansas died of an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba lurking in a water park. The young boy was 16 months old when he visited a water playground with fountains and jets in ...

AK is a severe and progressive parasitic corneal infection caused by acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba, which can cause unbearable pain and extreme light sensitivity and needs urgent medical ...

Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash deadly 'zombie' viruses, an international panel of scientists has warned.

The legacy of our ancient human relatives, "brain-eating-amoeba" infections ... miltefosine — originally designed to treat the parasitic disease leishmaniasis — has saved some patients ...

Chassieu (France), 17 April 2025 – 6 p.m. - Amoéba (FR0011051598 - ALMIB), an industrial greentech specialized in the development of natural microbiological solutions based on the patented use of ...

At the heart of the Amazon, researchers are investigating a mysterious parasite which is devastating fish farms around the world. Parasites called myxozoa infect fish populations with deadly ...

Chassieu (France), 17 April 2025 - 6 p.m. - Amoéba (FR0011051598 - ALMIB), an industrial greentech specialized in the development of natural microbiological solutions based on the patented use of ...

The study, published in PLOS Pathogens, used a mouse model to examine how the body reacts to the parasite's eggs, which trigger an immune response if they make their way into tissues and organs ...

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been revealed.

At the heart of the Amazon researchers are investigating a mysterious parasite which is devastating fish farms around the world. At the heart of the Amazon researchers are investigating a ...

Some cell-shocking facts about these microscopic organisms — they may lack bones, bravado, or branding, but they are among ...