Hawaii, the U.S. epicenter for the disease, offers a preview of what may come next.

The dreaded rat lungworm—a parasite with a penchant for rats and slugs that occasionally finds itself rambling and writhing in human brains—has firmly established itself in the Southeast US and will ...

Researchers said the parasite is "an emerging veterinary and public health concern." ...

Scientists are warning that a parasitic brain worm that can be ingested through contaminated produce has been found in states around the Southeast. Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is ...

A painful burning sensation in a woman's legs turned out to be the result of a parasite burrowing into her brain, her doctors have revealed. The 30-year-old, from New England, likely contracted the ...

Three new sightings of the invasive black velvet leatherleaf slug have been reported on the Coast in April and May, bringing the total of reported sightings to around 40 since it was first found ...

It started with a bizarre burning sensation in her feet. Over the next two days, the searing pain crept up her legs. Any light touch made it worse, and over-the-counter pain medicine offered no relief ...