The Darién Gap, a perilous journey for millions of migrants, has also become a corridor for the northward spread of the New ...

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Oral myiasis, a rare parasitic infestation, occurs when fly larvae invade mouth tissues due to poor hygiene, wounds, or weakened immunity. Primarily found in tropical regions, it causes pain ...

This parasite is [not currently found in Canada]( but with travel-related cases increasing, Canadians heading south should be ...

Although no Texas cases had been reported as of Tuesday, Johnson County Commissioner Larry Woolley warned of a potential screwworm fly infestation in mid to late summer. In May, the U.S. Department of ...

: After he pleaded guilty to a charge of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person, a 49-year-old Davenport man has been ...

Countless diseases and life-threatening pests have been eradicated worldwide. When what was once eradicated makes a comeback, ...

Over the past weekend, Odi District Hospital in Tshwane attended to five patients with suspected myiasis, a condition caused by maggot infestation. Three of these were clinically diagnosed with ...

Myiasis refers to the infestation of living tissue by fly larvae. First, a female screwworm fly lays her eggs on an open wound or a moist body opening (like the nose or ears). The eggs hatch into ...