Cymothoa exigua, a small marine crustacean, enters fish through the gills, severs the tongue, and attaches to the stump — ...

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The tongue-eating louse is one of the strangest parasites ever discovered. After entering through a fish's gills, it attaches ...

A team of Vermont researchers has discovered that mysterious black skin lesions afflicting catfish in Lake Memphremagog and other New England and Canadian lakes are caused by a transmissible ...

For more than a decade, anglers on Lake Memphremagog have been catching brown bullhead catfish that are riddled with tumors. The cause has long eluded scientists, but now, a team of local researchers ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is warning wildlife watchers about the spread of the New World screwworm, a parasite first detected in South Texas in June. Officials said it is human nature to ...

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Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection known for causing intense, watery diarrhea is spiking across the country. Caused by a microscopic parasite called Cyclospora cayetanensis, the infection spreads ...

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(NEXSTAR) – Hundreds of people, and likely more, have fallen ill thanks to a parasite in recent weeks. While authorities continue to search for the source, you may be left fearing any fruit or ...

(NEXSTAR) – A produce-linked parasite that can cause uncomfortable (and at times dangerous) bouts of “explosive” diarrhea is causing people to think twice before snacking on berries or mixing up a ...