The words “flesh-eating bacteria” may conjure images of a widespread infection leading to a zombie apocalypse in a sci-fi ...

The U.S. has announced the immediate suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through ports along the southern ...

"Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also known as flesh-eating disease ... as well as a third who developed the infection following a postoperative wound. The first patient was alerted to the infection ...

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

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 ...

To amputate or save a limb? Philly’s tranq crisis is forcing doctors to make difficult choices amid a slow public health ...

Screwworms are possibly the most aptly named parasites imaginable, both literally and figuratively. Screwworms—technically, ...

The threat from the flesh-eating maggots, known as the New World Screwworm, has suspended live cattle imports through the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said May 11 that it is suspending imports of livestock through Mexico because of New World ...

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

The parasite uses its sharp mouth hooks to open the flesh of mammals and lay eggs in the wounds or body openings ... This can lead to a sometimes fatal infection. In November 2024, America ...