New world screwworm is a parasitic fly. Unlike most flies that lay eggs on dead tissue, this one lays its eggs in open wounds ...

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

The New World screwworm flies lay their eggs in wounds, noses, ears, eyes or mouths.

A New Mexico mother of five will spend more than a decade behind bars after her 16-year-old special needs daughter died weighing just 40 pounds with "maggots crawling out of her body." The post Abused ...

Doraelia Espinoza's 16-year-old disabled daughter weighed just 40 pounds and had 'maggots crawling out of her body' when she was brought to hospital ...