San Antonio Metro Health reports 36 cryptosporidiosis and 15 cyclosporiasis cases so far in 2026, in line with past summers.

You've seen the alarming headlines about parasites causing "explosive diarrhea" across the U.S. Two microscopic parasites – ...

While the public health advice is centered on fresh produce, the parasite is able to live in lakes, ponds, pools, splash pads ...

Explosive diarrhea-causing parasite spreads across Texas. Here are the counties getting hit the hardest.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated that heparin, a type of sulfated polysaccharide, inhibits infection with ...

The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage. "Cryptosporidium infections can be life-threatening, ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that a common dietary supplement could protect against chronic Cryptosporidium infections which are particularly prevalent in children under ...

NAVARRE, Fla. -- Two parasites in national headlines have made their way to Northwest Florida.

In a recent study published in Parasitology Research, researchers used molecular techniques to determine the presence of the food- and waterborne parasite Cryptosporidium parvum in samples of ready-to ...

Cryptosporidium (crip-toe-spor-ID-ee-um) is a protozoan, a single-celled parasite that lives in the intestines of animals and people. This microscopic pathogen causes a disease called ...

In a report, "Preliminary investigation of a significant national Cryptosporidium exceedance in the United Kingdom, August 2023 and ongoing," published in Eurosurvailence, Europe's journal on ...