New World screwworm is a parasitic blowfly known to lay its eggs in the wound of an animal. The larvae will kill the animal ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a statewide disaster declaration in order to better equip state agencies to prevent the potential spread of the New World Screwworm fly into Texas and to better ...

Texas is bracing for the latest invasion of Mexican parasites. On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration to ...

A flesh-eating New World screwworm fly parasite has been detected in a human for the first time in the U.S., according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The individual was diagnosed ...

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 ...

National and Kansas healthcare officials are warning people to watch out for possible signs of a flesh-eating parasite.

FRESNO, Calif. - Northern California scientists say they have found a possible explanation for a honey bee die-off that has decimated hives around the world: A parasitic fly that hijacks the bees' ...

The Galápagos Islands have long symbolised evolutionary ingenuity, typified by Darwin’s finches. However, the recent incursion of avian parasites, most notably the invasive fly Philornis downsi, has ...