parasite

Adult flies are capable of traveling miles while searching for hosts, but infected livestock, pets, birds, and other wildlife can also help carry the parasite into new areas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico did at one point falsely test positive for the cyclosporiasis parasite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration said it continues to investigate how the product linked to the outbreak became contaminated with cyclospora, the parasite that causes cyclosporiasis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

And Taylor Farms would certainly top the list for anyone glued to a toilet bowl lately, thanks to the company’s alleged indiscretion handling lettuce laced with the “explosive diarrhea” parasite.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

They’ve risked Mobutu and every imaginable parasite in the backwater places where children were left to die or endure when the Underdowns and their ilk fled the country.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Handling wild game can pose food-safety risks: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that raw or undercooked wild game, including bear meat, can carry trichinella parasites, which cause trichinellosis.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

A portion of the raw stool is transferred into a centrifuge, where it’s spun to concentrate the parasites and make them easier for scientists to spot under a microscope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Jumping genes are genetic parasites found in bacteria, plants, animals, and humans.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Marine biologists and fisheries scientists believe human influence is the main cause - impact on climate; hydropower systems that eels have to migrate through; pollution and contamination; introduction of exotic parasites; and overfishing.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I step forward and peer closely at one of the small puddles, checking for signs of parasites.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen