These flies lay eggs on open wounds, and their larvae feed on live flesh. And a case was just stopped in a Florida quarantine. What to know.

In the Texas border city of Edinburg, scientists are getting ready to release millions of invasive, flesh-eating flies into ...

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

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

In early August, a Maryland resident who had traveled to El Salvador was diagnosed with New World screwworm — a flesh-eating parasite — being the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in U.S.

The disaster declaration is because of the new world screwworm and though it's not in Texas, it's close and could affect food supply.

Kansas health officials have alerted providers about the potential for human cases of New World screwworm. New World screwworm maggots burrow into and feed on the living flesh of animals and humans.

Flesh-eating maggots spotted 70 miles south of Texas … Texas Politics / Sep 22, 2025 / 06:27 PM CDT ...

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) ...

The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, wildlife, and humans, with projected losses topping $100 billion A $29.5 ...

The screwworm prompted the U.S. to ban cattle imports from Mexico for much of the last 14 months, crimping American beef producers at a time of record prices for the meat.