BARCELONA, Spain — New research on the intestinal parasite Dientamoeba fragilis has added fuel to the debate about the pathogenicity of the controversial protozoan. The multicenter study found higher ...

Dientamoeba fragilis is an intestinal protozoan parasite with a global distribution, whose role in gastrointestinal illness remains a topic of active investigation. Over recent decades, it has been ...

At least 28 people from a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated after the failure of its water system have ...

Dientamoeba fragilis is a pathogenic protozoan parasite that has no cyst stage. Because of the lack of a cyst stage, the laboratory detection of D. fragilis in stool specimens is dependent on the ...

An intestinal parasite that causes diarrhea in humans also makes its home in pigs. The existence of the single-celled parasite, Dientamoeba fragilis, in pigs is important, the researchers explain, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. With so much research into the effects of its microbes on our health, the gut has begun giving up more its secrets. But some things ...

It has been suggested that human faeces used as fertiliser on farms are leading to the spread of ‘Third World’ parasites causing a serious stomach illness across Sydney. Health experts fear the Sydney ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. The local Facebooker raised the alarm with Sunshine Coast Councillor Jason O'Pray, after claiming ...

A Perth family has recalled the horrifying moment a shared meal at a food court on a holiday in Thailand led to an 18-month battle to save their business when their health rapidly deteriorated. Young ...

Human sewage used as fertiliser on farms across NSW is being blamed for a breakout of Third World parasites across Sydney. Doctors fear the Sydney Water biosolids strategy, which turns 180,000 tonnes ...