These flies lay eggs on open wounds, and their larvae feed on live flesh. And a case was just stopped in a Florida quarantine ...

Just when you thought there was enough going on in the world to frazzle your nerves, along comes a flesh-eating parasite that has been spreading among livestock in Central America and has now infected ...

Infected flies are attracted to open wounds, where they burrow and lay eggs.

A vicious flesh-eating parasite has become a serious threat to the United States. The New World screwworm is a species of parasitic flies that could cause serious, often deadly damage to livestock, ...

(Reuters) -Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump from the number of cases reported in July, according to Mexican government data seen by ...

Missouri and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. State and federal officials are gearing up to ...

MISSOURI, USA — State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new ...

The number of cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals has risen by 53% in the last month in Mexico, according to government data. New World Screwworm (NWS), which eats warm-blooded animals alive, ...

TEXAS, USA — A minuscule maggot from Central and South America that ravages livestock is moving at a "rapid northward spread," triggering alarms among Texas officials. The parasitic fly larva, known ...

State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...