It starts with a wound. For most animals, that means a scab, a scar, and eventual healing. For the New World screwworm, it’s an open invitation. This parasitic fly sees raw flesh as the perfect place ...

The ever-present case of the flesh-eating screw-worm parasite has been detected in a person in the United States, health authorities have confirmed. According to the government officials, the case was ...

A parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living livestock, birds, pets and humans could threaten California soon. The New World Screwworm has rapidly spread northward from Panama since 2023 and ...

A flesh-eating parasite spreading across Mexico and Central America has placed the U.S. on high alert, but government officials say several key steps have been taken in case an outbreak occurs here.

The federal government is planning to breed millions of flies and dump them over Mexico and Texas via airplanes in an effort to combat a flesh-eating maggot. The pest being targeted is the ...

I am sure in the past few weeks you have heard more and more about the New World screwworm (NWS). NWS infestation occurs when their fly larvae invade the tissue of warm-blooded animals and people. NWS ...