These flies lay eggs on open wounds, and their larvae feed on live flesh. And a case was just stopped in a Florida quarantine. What to know.

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Putting flesh-eating maggots into open wounds may not be such a great idea after all. They do clean wounds more quickly than normal treatment but this does not lead to faster ...

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration in a preemptive response to the potential spread of the New World ...

HEAR. BUT THE FIRST CASE OF A FLESH EATING PARASITE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE U.S. IN MARYLAND, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS THE CASE INVOLVES A PERSON WHO HAD RECENTLY TRAVELED TO ...

Infected flies are attracted to open wounds, where they burrow and lay eggs.