Live maggots outperform traditional surgery in healing chronic wounds. Medical maggot therapy shows faster recovery times and ...

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the US, the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports from Mexico ...

New World screwworm flies cause myiasis, an infection of flesh-eating maggots that burrow into the skin of living animals, causing serious and often fatal damage, Reuters reported. The fly is named ...

Figure 3 Skin lesions after the first dose of chemotherapy and (A, B) before, (C) during, or (D) 1 year after maggot debridement therapy. The decision was made to attempt two rounds of biologic ...

To say the New World Screwworm is a nasty parasite would be an understatement. The flesh-eating scourge that tortures cattle ...

disinfected maggots (fly larvae) into non-healing skin and soft tissue wounds. The larvae feed on dead tissue, effectively cleaning and disinfecting the wound through a process known as debridement.

The United States will likely resume Mexican cattle imports by year-end, after a halt due to the spread in Mexico of the New ...

In warm, humid climates, blowfly strikes can decimate herds of livestock, making flies a significant nuisance for livestock ...

As one of the notorious Peru Two, Michaella served three years in a hardcore prison near Lima when she was convicted of drug ...

“Billy had areas of skin damage over his neck and shoulders, which on closer inspection were maggot-infested, along with his feet, but the full severity of his condition became apparent once his ...

Mexico’s top agricultural official says she disagrees with the measures but is confident an agreement can be reached to resume trade ...