Since the flesh-eating screwworm fly reinvaded Mexico in 2024, human cases of the voracious parasite have been mounting.

A fly once eradicated from the United States has returned with a particularly gruesome calling card: maggots that burrow into ...

As the New World screwworm has resurged in North America, it's infesting both livestock and people, a new report shows.

A flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock in Texas and New Mexico is reportedly killing people now and has infected more than 500 people. This past May, experts det ...

More than 500 people in Mexico have been infected with New World screwworm as the flesh‑eating parasite spreads north and is ...

Federal health officials reported on Monday that cases of a flesh-eating parasitic infection continue to be detected near the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said a New World ...

Biden’s open-border policies may have brought a plague of flesh-eating parasites to America’s southern border.

New World Screwworm is a parasitic fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of living, warm-blooded animals. While it primarily affects cattle and other livestock, it can also infect dogs, cats and, ...

So far in 2026, Louisiana has already had 9 cases of people being infected by Vibrio vulnificus, dubbed a flesh-eating ...

• Infestations begin when a female fly lays eggs on a wound or body opening. • Even a small cut can put an animal at risk if wounds are not cleaned and monitored. WASHINGTON - A flesh-eating parasite ...