The minuscule maggot could devastate Missouri's cattle industry. That reality is closer than ever after the first US case was ...

Health officials are warning of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on living tissue and can infest humans. The larvae feed on healthy tissue, according to health experts. New World Screwworm was ...

The New World Screwworm has rapidly spread northward from Panama since 2023 and farther into Central America. As of early September, the parasitic fly was present in seven states in southern Mexico, ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in the state from an infested traveler ...

The bond between humans and horses dates back thousands of years, and horses occupy a unique position in human life, falling somewhere between working animals and companion animals. Humans have long ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A parasitic infection called Chagas disease from so-called "kissing bugs" has made its way to California -- and it's causing some concern. The infection can spread in several ...

The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ravaging livestock. By Alexa Robles-Gil In early August, a case of myiasis, an ...

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in the U.S. was confirmed in a traveler who visited Central America, federal officials said Monday. The parasite, known as the New ...

The New World screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite that lays eggs in open wounds. It can be devastating to livestock and, in rare cases, humans. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The ...

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm has been found in the United States in a person who traveled to El Salvador. The parasitic insect is actually a fly that looks similar to a ...