Sickness, not stubbornness, is the most likely explanation for the animal’s “unusual behaviors,” which prompted the unusually ...

The lancet liver fluke has a cunning — some might say horrifying — way of ensuring its survival. It turns ants into zombies. That’s how researchers who study this tiny parasitic flatworm ...

A dangerous species of liver fluke has been found in Southern California around the Colorado River, scientists report.

You are a fool. Once in the liver, the Post says, “The worms lay eggs, which are later excreted in the host animal’s feces. The feces, in turn, are eaten by snails, the fluke’s final ...

Once the liver fluke infects the ant, several hundred parasites invade the insect’s body. Only one of these parasites will make it to the brain where it then influences the ant’s behavior.

Last spring, scientists with UC Riverside’s department of nematology discovered the parasite Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly known as a liver fluke, along the banks of the ...

Giant liver fluke and brainworm are believed to be passed on to moose by deer, which host the parasites but appear to be unaffected.

A person may notice worms in stool. Types of intestinal worms include tapeworm, hookworm, liver fluke, threadworm, Ascaris, which causes ascariasis, and Trichinella, which causes trichinosis.

The parasites are a type of flatworm known as the lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum). These worms primarily live out their lives as adults inside cows or other grazing ruminants, but ...

Trojan horse Once the liver fluke infects the ant, several hundred parasites invade the ant's body. But only one makes its way to the brain, where it can influence the ant's behavior.

Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk It takes over the brains of ants, causing them to cling to blades of grass against their will. The lancet liver fluke has an ...