In July, Mexican officials found an NWS case in Veracruz, 370 miles from the US border. On Sunday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed the ...

Arizona's agriculture and animal health experts are preparing against potential cases of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly detected in Mexico.

The discovery comes about a month after an $850 million plan was announced to battle the parasitic insect in Texas.

The patient has since recovered from the painful parasite, and Maryland health officials confirmed that there’s no sign of ...

State health officials have issued a health advisory warning about a rare and previously eradicated parasite that can burrow itself into the flesh of humans and animals.

A case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in northern Mexico, threatening American livestock and prompting what ...

The adult screwworm is actually a fly, but it’s most dangerous in its larval stage. Flies lay their eggs in the fresh wounds or orifices of warm-blooded animals — it mostly affects livestock but can ...

The flesh-eating parasite was detected in northern Mexico. It is the northernmost case of the livestock infection, which was ...

Just one month after federal officials announced a $750 million facility in South Texas to serve as a beachhead against a ...

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 ...

Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected in U.S.

WASHINGTON (WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking havoc on cattle and driving up beef prices, has been reported in Maryland, ...