Live maggots outperform traditional surgery in healing chronic wounds. Medical maggot therapy shows faster recovery times and ...

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

The fly is named for how its maggots burrow, or screw, into an open wound using "its sharp mouth ... in some rare cases humans, the USDA says. The ban, which affects animals coming from and ...

To say the New World Screwworm is a nasty parasite would be an understatement. The flesh-eating scourge that tortures cattle ...

NWS is a deadly parasitic infection that can "kill a full-grown cow within one to two weeks," said NPR. When affected, the ...

Symptoms in humans are similar to those in other mammals. In animals, look for head shaking, a smell of decay, evidence of maggots in wounds or a fly strike, and irritated behavior. The best way ...

The U.S. typically imports over a million cattle from Mexico every year. The import suspension will likely contribute to ...