The roundworm that causes rat lungworm disease has infected at least six people on the island of Maui in the last three months.

Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic worm, may cause a fatal form of epilepsy in children by inducing an autoimmune reaction.

Parasitic worms promote the growth of beneficial intestinal microbes in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease.

Some proteins found in parasitic worms bear similarity to those from environmental allergens and cause a similar immune response in humans.

Evidence of early-13th-century intestinal worms found in a medieval castle latrine yields clues about the lives and deaths of crusaders.