The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite whose northward creep from South America has put the country's cattle industry on high alert in recent ...
A sample of screwworms are displayed at a veterinary clinic in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico on July 4. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in ...
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How Ancient Peoples First Conquered a New World
Long before modern cities, the first humans stepped into North America and found a land of untamed beauty and strange creatures. Their settlements reveal the beginnings of life on a vast, untouched co ...
The New World screwworm typically infests livestock like cattle but can also affect humans, with the infestation described as "very painful" Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE ...
New World screwworm larva, like the one pictured, will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases in humans are rare but can be fatal. (AP | USDA Agricultural Research ...
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