The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has ...

The New World Screwworm lays eggs in wounds or body openings of mammals, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans.

To stop the spread of a flesh-eating parasite, U.S. officials have halted all imports of live cattle, horses and bison from ...

Even though the U.S. eradicated the flesh-eating parasite the New World Screwworm six decades ago, its survival to the south ...

Female screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds or body openings of mammals, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans, that can lead to a sometimes fatal infection. Here in the U.S., the ...

Female screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds or body openings of mammals, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans, that can lead to a sometimes fatal infection. Here in the U.S., the ...

It looks similar to a housefly, but it lays eggs inside wounds and has larvae that eat through flesh once they hatch ... to them but can cause fatal infections with their bites.