Texas issued a disaster declaration over a flesh-eating fly that's not yet been detected in the state. But if it does make it ...

Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the New World screwworm. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

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.

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

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The New World screwworm (NWS) — a maggot which feeds off living flesh — is on Texas’s doorstep. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the pest was spotted by ...

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 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert to clinicians Tuesday, warning that the savage, flesh-eating parasitic fly—the New World Screwworm—is not only approaching the ...

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 ...