A type of infectious parasite has been spotted inside invasive snail species brought to Georgia, according to the Department ...

This isn't due to the snails themselves, but to the parasites they are host to. These parasites hitch a ride in the snails ...

GEORGIA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division are encouraging anglers, boaters, and ...

The Georgia department of natural resources discovered several invasive nonnative snail species in Georgia carrying a ...

The state agency warns that the snails were found to have a "low-level presence" of rat lungworm. They note that likelihood ...

The squishy little parasites are less than an inch long, but they cause a globe-girdling disease variously known as schistosomiasis, bilharziasis, or simply snail fever. The more man does to ...

Registration is open for the 16th annual trail race at Southern Adventist University, a collaboration between the ...

Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating tropical parasitic disease caused by schistosomes (Schistosoma spp.), transmitted by freshwater snails. It is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) of both ...

The circular and oval shapes in the center of this image are a group of larvae (1) from a parasitic worm known as a schistosome, or blood fluke. They are shown developing within their host, a ...

The Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium is presenting “Scaup, Coots and Parasites on Winnie,” a natural resources presentation scheduled for 3-4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the ...