AgriLife Extension has released two new fact sheets on New World screwworm to help Texans prepare for the parasite ...

A parasitic worm that feeds on the live tissue of animals is spreading throughout South and Central America.Now, the FDA is combatting its potential spread to t ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration in a preemptive response to the potential spread of the New World Screwworm fly that could have a deadly impact on livestock and wildlife.

While forensic pathologists can estimate the post-mortem interval if death has occurred within 72 hours, forensic entomologists are called in if death has occurred beyond this time frame. That’s what ...

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Myiasis, a condition stemming from the parasitic infestation of Diptera fly larvae, constitutes a complication for cancer patients, particularly those with malignant skin wounds. The factors that ...

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New World screwworm (NWS) infection is a type of myiasis that occurs when a NWS fly infests the living flesh of warm-blooded animals — more commonly livestock and less commonly birds, pets and humans.

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.

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when some Texas cattle hands riding the range had just one job: detecting and treating “wormies.” The wormies were calves infected with New World screwworm ...