California issues advisory on a parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living humans

California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, ...
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California health officials warn about flesh-eating parasite that can infest humans

State health officials have issued a health advisory warning about a rare and previously eradicated parasite that can burrow ...
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First human case of flesh-eating maggot in U.S. detected in traveler, feds say

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 The ...