Parasites in wildlife don't just pose a risk to their wild hosts—they can also spread to domestic animals and humans, making safe and reliable ways to screen for these pests critical to promoting ...

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia, according to research published in the International Journal of Parasitology. Scientists at The University of Queensland ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

A phase 2 human clinical trial of an antigen for a parasitic infection caused by hookworms has been shown to be effective in limiting the intensity of infection, paving the way for the development of ...

We already live in symbiosis with bacteria — why not take it a step further? In a groundbreaking new study, researchers modified a human hookworm and got it to manufacture and secrete functional human ...

Scientists at UMass Medical School in Worcester, Mass., and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., have sequenced the genome of a hookworm that has been known to infect humans. The findings may help ...

In an advance that may potentially lead to new treatments for parasitic hookworms, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Cornell University have sequenced the genome of the ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. WashU Medicine researchers genetically ...

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia, according to new research. Scientists at The University of Queensland and The University of Sydney have identified ...