A woman fears she could partially lose her sight after a water parasite "burrowed" into her eye when she went swimming while wearing contact lenses. Nicola Greenfield, of Rendlesham, Suffolk, has ...

A dead pigeon spotted on a road in Woodside on March 6, 2023. A parasite is being blamed for killing hundreds of band-tailed pigeons in the Bay Area this winter. Photo by Kate Daly.

A woman had her left eye removed after she showered while wearing contact lenses and it got infected. Marie Mason caught a rare parasite infection, called Acanthamoeba keratitis, which can cause ...

Since the beginning of February, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other animal rehabilitation organizations have seen an increase in sick or dead band-tailed pigeons within the ...