Everything to know about flesh-eating parasite as cases detected near the US

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said a New World screwworm case was confirmed in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, ...
Fast Company

What is a flesh-eating screwworm? Here’s what to know after the first confirmed human case in U.S. in years

The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...
Science News

This fly’s flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback. Here’s what to know

A type of flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback — and it’s creeping toward the United States. The new world screwworm is a blowfly whose larvae burrow into animal wounds and gorge on living tissue.
Tyler Morning Telegraph

East Texas ranchers concerned about screwworm’s spread, but prevention possible

Ranchers wearing cowboy hats and baseball caps filled the auditorium earlier this month at the Texas A&M AgriLife office in ...