These tiny worms live in eyes, feed on tears and could transmit to humans The worms have previously been found in pets in the U.S. Now, the discovery of the worms in a black bear has prompted ...

Researchers on Wednesday reported the first known infection of an exotic eye worm in a black bear in the US, which was killed in Pennsylvania in November 2023.

The black bear was killed in rural Pennsylvania in November of last year. The researchers extracted DNA from the tiny, less-than-2-centimeter worms, connecting them with Thelaziosis, an "emerging ...

In a battle of bear versus exotic eye worm, the eye worm wins—and that's bad news for all of us. Researchers on Wednesday reported the first known infection of an exotic eye worm in a black bear in ...

Six relatives got infected with brain worms after eating black bear meat one of the family members had harvested, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. A group of nine ...

Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they can measure up to those of mammals and octopuses. The researchers from University of Copenhagen and ...

A US family shared a meal of black bear meat at reunion but it wasn’t cooked all the way, and six people infected with parasitic worms: CDC.

Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

The Vanadis bristle worm has eyes as big as millstones -- relatively speaking.Indeed, if our eyes were proportionally as big as the ones of this Mediterranean marine worm, we would need a big ...

Indeed, if our eyes were proportionally as big as the ones of this Mediterranean marine worm, we would need a big sturdy wheelbarrow and brawny arms to lug around the extra 100kg.