AOL

Woman sneezes nearly 1-inch-long ‘worms’ — how she got the ‘biologically implausible’ infection

A woman in Greece was infected with a sheep bot fly parasite. Achoo fly? One Greek woman’s close encounter with a family of sheep bot flies is nothing to sneeze at. It all started next to a field of ...
AOL

Woman Sneezes Out 'Worms' After Flies Lay Eggs in Her Nose

A woman sneezed out maggots after flies swarmed her face while she was working outdoors, and laid eggs in her deviated septum. A 58-year-old woman was working in a field last September on a Greek ...
Los Angeles Times

California issues advisory on a parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living humans

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in the state from an infested traveler ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Kansas warns of potential for human infestations of flesh-eating maggots

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.