Screwworm can infect livestock, pets and people. Here's what it is and whether Ohio has any cases.

The resident's scalp was swarming with so many maggots, "the entire head was moving," state Sen. Saud Anwar, D-South Windsor, said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration has issued a warning about a fast-moving outbreak of New World screwworm (NWS), a parasitic fly whose ...

The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...

The New World screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite that infests open wounds on live animals and humans. While eradicated in the U.S. decades ago, the parasite is spreading north through Central ...

Federal health officials reported on Monday that cases of a flesh-eating parasitic infection continue to be detected near the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said a New World ...

On January 30, 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a shift in New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal ...