Health Jul 23 U.S. health officials investigate new outbreak of parasite cyclospora By Laura Ungar, Associated Press
Health Jul 10 What you need to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak A foodborne parasitic infection has health officials urging people and restaurants to take special care with food safety. By Tim McPhillips
Health Aug 30 What to know about flesh-eating screwworms (and why you don't need to panic) Doctors found a flesh-eating worm in a Maryland resident but it's not the time to panic. The screwworms hitched a ride to the U.S. from El Salvador and overall risk to public health is low. By Grace Abels, PolitiFact
Nation Aug 25 Person in U.S. diagnosed with flesh-eating screwworm after travel to El Salvador A person in the U.S. who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm. It's the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health May 11 Did a tapeworm really eat part of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s brain? Kennedy had been suffering from cognitive difficulties. Doctors initially suspected that he had a brain tumour, but it turned out to be a parasite infection – specifically, a pork tapeworm larva lodged in his brain. By Adam Taylor, The Conversation
Jun 30 Treatment for Deadly 'Sleeping Sickness' Shows Promise By Talea Miller A new treatment for sleeping sickness, a neglected disease found in remote communities in Africa, is being developed through an innovative partnership. Continue reading