A screengrab of a live maggot pressed out of a child's leg [Facebook Naitwa Faiza] A few weeks ago, a woman going by the name Naitwa Faiza Karaz on Facebook shared how worms had crawled out of her son ...

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 ...

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.

The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...

Health officials are warning of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on living tissue and can infest humans. The larvae feed on healthy tissue, according to health experts. New World Screwworm was ...

HEAR. BUT THE FIRST CASE OF A FLESH EATING PARASITE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE U.S. IN MARYLAND, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS THE CASE INVOLVES A PERSON WHO HAD RECENTLY TRAVELED TO ...

Learn how molecular rhythms inside maggots could help investigators refine the window for determining time of death.

NYANGAMBE, ZIMBABWE — At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop ...