The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert to clinicians Tuesday, warning that the savage, flesh ...

New World screwworm is a parasitic blowfly known to lay its eggs in the wound of an animal. The larvae will kill the animal ...

A nationwide health advisory has been issued as a flesh-eating fly spreads near the Texas-Mexico border. No U.S. cases have ...

New World screwworm could severely damage the $600B US livestock industry. The invasive species was just confirmed near the Texas border.

An outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has killed seven people and infected at least 1 ...

Texas is bracing for the latest invasion of Mexican parasites. On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration to ...

National and Kansas healthcare officials are warning people to watch out for possible signs of a flesh-eating parasite.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration on Thursday to combat a flesh-eating parasite threatening to invade from ...

State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...

New World screwworm could severely damage the $600B US livestock industry. The invasive species was just confirmed near the ...

Missouri and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. State and federal officials are gearing up to ...