To keep worms and parasites at bay, maintain a clean environment for your birds. Tapeworms (cestodes) are flat worms with segmented bodies that infiltrate the intestines of the chicken.

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

It is likely that the tapeworm was acquired orally ... Born in 1955, Kuramochi received a Ph.D. in animal medicine and specialized in parasitology. He spent time working at the National Museum ...

"But worse still, the parasites can spread to humans through ... diagnostics to examine samples from more than 100 animals in Australia and New Zealand. The results showed resistance was spreading ...