Parasite of the Day

Tapeworms are a very diverse group of parasitic worms. There are about 6000 described species and they infect a wide range of different vert...

Blood flukes from the genus Schistosoma  are found in over 77 countries, infecting at least 230 million people , and  second only to malaria...

The scanning electron microscope has allowed us to see the awesome symmetry of some nematodes up close and personal. Equinurbia blake i is ...

The same species of louse, known as Haematomyzus elephantis , is found on both Asian and African elephants. Although it seems like a bizarr...