A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United States. A New World Screwworm case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United ...

Kansas health officials have alerted providers about the potential for human cases of New World screwworm. New World screwworm maggots burrow into and feed on the living flesh of animals and humans.