Paragonimiasis is a neglected foodborne trematode infection caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. The life cycle of these parasites involves two intermediate hosts—freshwater snails and ...

A 49-year-old man who had recently emigrated from Myanmar presented with a 6-month history of rusty brown sputum with hemoptysis. A tuberculin skin test was positive, but sputum smears were negative ...

If you're headed to a freshwater stream this summer and a friend dares you to eat a raw crayfish -- don't do it. You could end up in the hospital with a severe parasitic infection. If you're headed to ...