While some cultures eat raw pork, the general consensus in the United States is that it's simply not worth the risk due to its proclivity for parasites such as trichinella spiralis -- a roundworm ...

Three Clostridium botulinum outbreaks affected six people and one Trichinella spiralis outbreak had 18 patients. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and non-STEC both caused three small outbreaks ...

Researchers have found that besides sharks, bees and platypus, even fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory ...

A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory neurons in their ...

The sudden spread of dengue mosquitoes and larvae off-season has triggered serious concern among the health department. Experts warn that the recent downpours followed by intense heat have created ...

A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine ...

SINGAPORE – The annual OCBC Cycle on May 3 and 4 at the Singapore Sports Hub will not go ahead as planned, with the event now converted to a virtual-ride format, said the local bank in a ...

Tissue analysis revealed him to be suffering from pneumonia, tuberculosis and trichinosis at the time of his death, casting serious doubt, in hindsight, on whether he was even physically capable ...

May 5, 2025 — Could the artificial introduction of oxygen revitalise dying coastal waters? While oxygenation approaches have already been proven successful in lakes, their potential side effects ...

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