parasite
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Adult flies are capable of traveling miles while searching for hosts, but infected livestock, pets, birds, and other wildlife can also help carry the parasite into new areas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico did at one point falsely test positive for the cyclosporiasis parasite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
A produce lobby group asked U.S. health officials to change how they communicate about the recent parasite outbreak, citing sagging sales of fruit and vegetables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
A parasite of humans that extinguished us altogether, you see, would quickly be laid to rest in human graves.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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For example, before vaccines kick in, sharing a litter box with another house cat risks transferring parasites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The executive order comes as the Trump administration is seeking to lower record-high beef prices for consumers, driven by drought and an outbreak of parasites in US beef stocks.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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
They’ve traveled by ground and plane, across seven different eastern U.S. states, for one purpose: to be tested for parasites, including cyclospora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Now he was reported to be bearded, wild-haired, and struggling badly with malnutrition and parasites.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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