Redwings, a Norfolk-based animal charity, is helping to nurse a horse with maggot-infested wounds back to health.

Let maggots do the work. To allow such wounds to heal, doctors remove infected or dead tissue with scalpels or enzymes, a process they call debridement. But these tools often fail. "These problem ...

A horse has died at just four months old after he was found with maggot-infested wounds. Billy and Patch were brought to Redwings, one of the UK's biggest horse welfare charities ...

The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere. It lays eggs in ...

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the US, the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports from Mexico ...

Aisha narrated: “Maggot therapy is wonderful ... said the therapy revived his infected wound, removed all infections, and restored his hope.

NWS infestations are very painful, the USDA says. If you have an infestation, you may see maggots around or in an open wound, or your nose, eyes, or mouth. Symptoms can include: Unexplained ...