Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the New World screwworm. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

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 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 ...

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...

The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for an animal drug to treat dogs and puppies infected with the ...

Veterinary medicine is a medical career that bridges the gap between animal diseases and human diseases. It’s common in veterinary practice to encounter cases of parasitic infestation in humans: the ...

Recent research is challenging the long-held view that Neanderthals were strictly carnivorous, revealing evidence of a more ...

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 ...