Bird Flu Outbreak in India: Is It Safe To Consume Chicken and Eggs? According to the doctors, the worm—identified as Gnathostoma spinigerum , a parasite that enters the human body through eating ...

For the first time in nearly forty years of intense study, scientists have identified two new viruses that can infect the worms in the wild, opening up new avenues of research in host-virus ...

The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug of the Year competition, a less than scientific social experiment held every year by the Entomological Society of New Zealand to test the ...

The late president’s longtime goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease is now closer to being realized than ever before, with only 14 human cases reported in 2024 juxtaposed to an estimated 3.5 ...