Infected flies are attracted to open wounds, where they burrow and lay eggs.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration in a preemptive response to the potential spread of the New World ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration on Thursday to combat a flesh-eating parasite threatening to invade from Mexico.

Texas has issued a statewide disaster declaration in response to the growing threat posed by the flesh‑eating parasite known ...

A “horrific” flesh-eating parasite, which was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, is migrating north from South America The New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs on or near a wound; Its ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled the new facility on a former Air Force base ...

New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite eradicated from the U.S. in 1982, has resurfaced in several Mexican states that ...

Texas will not get screwed by the flesh-eating parasite known as the screwworm — with Gov. Greg Abbott declaring a preemptive disaster declaration before the devastating organism even gets to the Lone ...

The New World screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite that lays eggs in open wounds. It can be devastating to livestock and, in rare cases, humans. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/TNS) ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A flesh-eating parasite has recently popped up in the United States not too far from the Midstate. While screwworms look like caterpillars before they turn into a butterfly, ...

As the summer season begins to wind down and Americans turn their attention to fall, keeping themselves safe from mosquitos and other kinds of bugs and insects will become more prominent. Many ...

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic hygiene is key, Mena Lora says. Wash your hands with soap regularly, use insect ...