State health officials have issued a health advisory warning about a rare and previously eradicated parasite that can burrow ...

They burrow in and actually feed on living tissue, which is as awful as it sounds. While humans don’t usually have much to worry about, dogs and other pets are definitely at risk, especially if ...

Its larvae is capable of infesting “warm-blooded animals and people,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, ...

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 ...

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...