parasitic
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Health officials are urging people not to handle lambs on farm visits this spring after an outbreak of a parasitic infection linked to farm animals last year left dozens sick.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"Ultimately, our goal is to understand how parasitic fungi contribute to -- and potentially shape -- the ocean's biogeochemical cycles, an ecosystem role that has been largely overlooked until now."
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
The spread of New World screwworm in Mexico, a parasitic fly that can infect livestock, adds another layer of uncertainty.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
The common and highly contagious parasitic infection can cause diarrhea in animals as well as people.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
It is important because many aquatic snails serve as hosts of dangerous parasitic worms that spend part of their life cycle in a mollusk, part in a human being.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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