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Scientists have identified genetic changes in wild populations of the parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis that may ...

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Loiasis, or African eye worm disease, is spread by deerflies. Learn its symptoms, life cycle, treatment, and where it's found ...

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While often considered a neglected tropical disease, whipworm infections can occur all over the world—and have throughout history. “We have archeological findings showing that these worms were ...