Protozoan parasitic infections, including leishmaniasis, malaria, Chagas disease, and toxoplasmosis, remain major global health concerns, particularly in ...

The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

Chagas disease is a protozoal infection transmitted by the “kissing bug.” It is a zoonotic infection, meaning it can infect ...

Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease prevalent across 90 countries, affects approximately 12 million people worldwide, with 350 million more at risk of infection. Caused by unicellular ...

Malaria is a lethal parasitic infectious disease caused by Plasmodium protozoa. Despite significant advancements in ...

For the first time, an unusual form of the coccidiosis-causing poultry parasite has been identified in the West Asian state.

These natural compounds were isolated from a marine sponge species (Theonella sp.) in Okinawa and then shown to have potent activity against the Leishmania major parasite, which often causes a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shining a spotlight on a disease that could become endemic in the United States, if not already. Chagas disease, or American ...