Brain-eating worms known as 'rat lungworm' have been found in San Diego County, the first time the parasitic worms have been ...

Cold, flu and COVID may get the most attention, but a lesser-known, highly contagious virus is taking the West Coast by storm ...

A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...

According to the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) (https://cvma.net/), veterinarians have reported an ...

Rat lungworm, a parasite that can infect certain animals and humans and prove fatal, was found in wild opossums, rats and a ...

Rat lungworm, a dangerous parasite, has been detected in San Diego County wildlife, according to the CDC, marking its first presence in the western U.S.

Currently there is no vaccine to prevent this virus and no specific antiviral therapy to treat HMPV, according to the CDC.

A brain‑invading parasite better known as rat lungworm has quietly surfaced in San Diego County, turning up in wild animals ...

The area along the Arizona and Utah border is continuing to see the measles outbreak that started in August, and California ...