Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the New World screwworm. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...

A screengrab of a live maggot pressed out of a child's leg [Facebook Naitwa Faiza] A few weeks ago, a woman going by the name Naitwa Faiza Karaz on Facebook shared how worms had crawled out of her son ...

The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...

California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, ...

HEAR. BUT THE FIRST CASE OF A FLESH EATING PARASITE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE U.S. IN MARYLAND, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS THE CASE INVOLVES A PERSON WHO HAD RECENTLY TRAVELED TO ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...