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 ...

State health officials have issued a health advisory warning about a rare and previously eradicated parasite that can burrow ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 ...

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, ...

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

The number of animals infested with New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, has risen by 53% in the four weeks to ...