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UF's Dr. Norman Beatty pursues diseases capable of inflicting much suffering — and becoming more of a threat in a changing ...

Here's what you need to know about tick-borne disease, how to safely remove ticks from your dog, and how to respond to a tick bite.

It was a perfect day for a blood meal. A salt breeze blew over the western shore of Martha’s Vineyard, riffling the meadow grass under a pale-blue sky. They’d been waiting by the footpath all ...

The New World screwworm is spreading in the U.S. Here's why this parasite is harming animals and and what Arizona pet owners need to know.

The cancer manifests as raised black lesions on the fish’s skin, along with lumpy tumors. The cause has long eluded ...

A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised ...

African sleeping sickness and related diseases can be treated only with toxic and sometimes ineffective drugs. Now, ...

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville has revealed she has a “benign tumor” in her face, after experiencing facial disfigurement for three years. In February, Glanville, 53, opened up ...

A fox parasite that can spread to dogs and humans has made another appearance in the Pacific Northwest, researchers at Washington State University said Tuesday. Commonly known as the fox tapeworm, ...