Historically, the screwworm was a big problem in several areas of the southern U.S. prior to its eradication in the 1960s.

Texas agencies are ganging up on a bad, bad worm. According to a release, the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks ...

According to a release, the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will team up to combat the ...

Oral myiasis, a rare parasitic infestation, occurs when fly larvae invade mouth tissues due to poor hygiene, wounds, or weakened immunity. Primarily f ...

The authors saw a greater reduction and more extended fluctuations in sleep duration among people reporting long COVID with sleep problems.

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Unlike most fly maggots that consume decomposing tissue, screwworm larvae feed on living tissue, often leading to death in their hosts. Myiasis refers to the infestation of living tissue by fly larvae ...

Potential impact If another outbreak were to occur in the U.S., “pets, livestock, wildlife and even humans may suffer and die from screwworm myiasis,” the USDA warned. The USDA estimates that ...

Mexico’s Health Ministry issued an epidemiological warning this month after the first human case of screwworm myiasis, or parasitic infestation, was confirmed on April 17 in a 77-year-old woman ...

Potential impact If another outbreak were to occur in the U.S., "pets, livestock, wildlife and even humans may suffer and die from screwworm myiasis," the USDA warned.