Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Infected dogs also leave hookworm eggs in their feces, which then hatch out into the environment and can spread to humans through skin contact. "In people, hookworms from dogs can cause cutaneous ...

A hookworm infection can cause a dog to become ... “We did both molecular and in-lab tests for these worms and we collected the worm eggs from dogs and put through these tests and we found ...

When your furry friends contract a parasitic infection like hookworm or roundworm, the consequences can be severe for both them and your family ...

For children to meet their developmental milestones and lead healthy lives, they must follow a deworming schedule and lead a ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

Canine whipworm infections are tricky to diagnose but preventable with proper parasite control and environmental management ...

A new tablet being developed to cure intestinal worms has shown promising results in trials and could help eradicate the parasitic infection, which affects about 1.5 billion people globally, ...