There’s a common fungal infection that both humans and animals called ringworm. Despite what the name might suggest, there ...

Dog owners in Cumbria have been urged to start the year with a health MOT for their pets.

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

Texas officials issue warning about dangerous New World Screwworm parasite detected in Mexico, spreading north.

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm — and he came achingly close. Carter helped lead a decades-long campaign ...

Guinea worm disease was first detected in dogs in 2012, forcing a shift in strategy ... working on diagnostic tests that could identify cases months before the parasite emerges and pursuing ...

A doctor was forced to pluck three wriggling parasitic worms from a dog owner’s eye - after the pooch unwittingly affected him. The man from East China's Zhejiang Province - known only as Mr Yan, 54, ...

I never imagined I’d farm dog meat. I grew up in a rural area. By the time I was 6, I was fishing with my family. By 8, I’d ...

BEAUMONT 12/17/24 — Beaumont Animal Care is investigating what it says is the first fatal dog attack in Beaumont in the last 30 years. That's as far back as anyone can remember. Staff at Beaumont ...