What began as a routine survey of parasites turned into the discovery of a new species named for Armand Kuris
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A new approach to fighting disease along the Senegal River provides health benefits as well as environmental and economic wins
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With $1.5 million in NSF funding, a group of researchers will study the effects of a novel way of eradicating schistosomiasis
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Do parasites accompany their hosts into neighboring territory? Not necessarily.
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Thought to be the world's largest bony fish, the oarfish is an elusive sea creature. When an 18-foot specimen was found on October 13 by a snorkeler off Catalina, UCSB parasitologists jumped on the chance to examine its tissues. Their findings...
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If the idea of hookworms makes you shudder, consider this: Those pesky intestinal parasites may actually help your body ward off other infections, and perhaps even prevent autoimmune and other diseases.
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Feeling faint from the flu? Is your cold causing you to collapse?
