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

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

Brain-eating worms known as "rat lungworm" have been found west of Texas first time on record. Here's what to know/ (CDC) ...

Rat lungworm, a parasite that can infect certain animals and humans and prove fatal, was found in wild opossums, rats and a wallaby at the San Diego Zoo, according to a new study published by the U.S.

A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...

Rats are the tiny, scuttling creatures everywhere, it seems. Humans have lived alongside them for thousands of years, though ...

A neurological disease called rat lungworm has been found in wild animals and one zoo animal in San Diego County, marking its ...