The Food and Drug Administration this week cleared a second carcass-feasting fly species for use in maggot wound therapy, according to an announcement from Cuprina Holdings, a Singapore-based company ...

It's now been more than a month since federal health officials first reported that a flesh-eating New World screwworm was ...

Open up your trash can on any given summer day, and you may find something unpleasant inside. No, we're not talking about the stink. If you've noticed flies buzzing around the bins, take a closer look ...

The newest wound-care tool cleared by federal regulators is alive, hungry, and smaller than a grain of rice. The Food and ...

The parasite can infect dogs, cats, livestock and wildlife. Here's where it came from, how it spreads and what experts recommend.

Equine experts advise daily wound checks and biosecurity as New World screwworm cases increase in Texas livestock.

I've never ceased to be amazed at the sheer arrogance required for the first surgeons (which their modern day brethren have often continued to embrace). "I'm going to cut you open and root around ...

Two New World screwworm cases in dogs are among more than 30 confirmed instances in Texas and New Mexico, prompting warnings Wednesday from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to ...

THAT’S WHAT IT’S CALLED. IT’S CALLED SCREWWORM. TODD HAS JOINED US RIGHT HERE FROM SOUTH SHORE. SO QUESTION ONE THAT’S THE ...

A slimy creature called the New World Screwworm (NWS) is causing people to crawl out of their skin, as officials warn the ...