Eating snake meat can lead to infection with pentastomes ("tongue worms").

Emerging cases of visceral pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo were diagnosed as infection by several species of pentastomes. A link to the article in Emerging Infectious Diseases is here.

Microbe drives tropical butterfly species to a male-killing frenzy

Microbe drives tropical butterfly species to a male-killing frenzy

Click the link above to see a press release article about research on male-killing Spiroplasma bacteria in an African butterfly species.

Clinical Case: Schistosoma haematobium Infection

A clinical case history of schistosomiasis in human diagnosed in the USA is here.  The diagnosis in this case was S. haematobium.  Left untreated, however, this infection could lead to the development of bladder cancer and/or kidney failure.

Ancient Rome Was Infested with Human Parasites, Poop Shows

Ancient Rome Was Infested with Human Parasites, Poop Shows

2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Nobel Lecture

Watch the 07 December 2015 Nobel Lecture "Ivermectin: A reflection on simplicity" given by William C. Campbell discussing the history of Ivermectin.  (length = 31 minutes)

William Campbell along with Satoshi Omura was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the application of Ivermectin against roundworm parasites.  Youyou Tu shared this Nobel Prize for developing Ivermectin as a therapy against malaria parasites.  Read more about this award here:  The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015