parasite
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However, as concerns about the parasite eased over the following weeks, sales recovered, returning to mid-single-digit growth by early August, finance chief Tricia Tolivar shared with me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
These include threats to animal health, including the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
And Taylor Farms would certainly top the list for anyone glued to a toilet bowl lately, thanks to the company’s alleged indiscretion handling lettuce laced with the “explosive diarrhea” parasite.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Spot-on treatments to prevent parasite infestations in fur and on skin are currently widely available for pet owners to buy in supermarkets and online.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
In 1984, during an expedition to Nepal’s Annapurna massif, he’d picked up a gastrointestinal parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, which he was unable to entirely purge from his body over the years that followed.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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Their cloudy-looking eyes can appear almost lifeless, and parasites are often found attached directly to the eyeballs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Handling wild game can pose food-safety risks: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that raw or undercooked wild game, including bear meat, can carry trichinella parasites, which cause trichinellosis.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
These experiments led to numerous advances, including the establishment of the first marine laboratory in the Indian Ocean, on the southwestern coast of Ceylon, and confirmation of the theory that pearls are formed from parasites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
A lab tests the mosquitoes for parasites and viruses.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Dr. Pickett uses special care to select chemicals that wiH do as little harm as possible to insect parasites and predators.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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