Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns
Eight animal cases in Mexico's Tamaulipas spur CDC to warn doctors of festering wounds.
A notorious flesh-eating fly
that once wreaked havoc on U.S. livestock
is inching closer to California again.
#NewWorldScrewworm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251217082501.htm
A flesh-eating fly once eradicated is moving back toward the U.S.
California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living flesh and once devastated U.S. livestock. By monitoring traps and educating veterinarians and farmers, they hope to stop the pest before it gains a foothold.
#Texas prepares for war as invasion of
#flesheating #flies appears imminent
In
#Colombia, the
#parasites were caught expanding into endangered wild mountain tapirs.
Texas Department of Agriculture announced the debut of TDA Swormlure, a synthetic bait designed to attract the flies with a scent that mimics open flesh wounds, which are critical to the lifecycle of the
#fly, called the
#NewWorldScrewworm.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/texas-prepares-for-war-as-invasion-of-flesh-eating-flies-appears-imminent/ Texas prepares for war as invasion of flesh-eating flies appears imminent
In Colombia, the parasites were caught expanding into endangered wild mountain tapirs.
Mexico reports its northernmost detection of New World screwworm
The case was identified in Sabinas Hidalgo in the Mexican border state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.
In this episode of the
#BeyondDataPodcast, we talk with
#Dr.DavidDyjack (who called this threat out back in May - during a conversation on this podcast) and he breaks down the SHOCKING THREAT posed by the
#NewWorldScrewworm a flesh-eating parasite making a DANGEROUS comeback
youtu.be/r66bidTUkpw?...The Flesh-Eating Parasite Thre...
The Flesh-Eating Parasite Threatening U.S. Livestock: New World Screwworm Explained | Episode 18
What to know about New World screwworm after 1st human case detected in the U.S. since the 1960s.
@abc reports: https://flip.it/d0MITy
#Disease #Medicine #NewWorldScrewworm #Science #Health
What to know about New World screwworm after 1st human case detected in US
The U.S. eradicated NWS in 1966, though rare introductions have occurred.
#NewWorldScrewworm (NWS) is a species of parasitic flies that feed on live tissue. The name refers to the way in which maggots screw themselves into the tissue of animals with their sharp mouth hooks, causing extensive damage and often leading to death.
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-h...1st human case of flesh-eating... 
1st human case of flesh-eating parasite detected in US
The patient returned from travel to El Salvador, officials said.
Officials scramble to stop flesh-eating pest advancing toward Texas
Texas lawmakers are lobbying for millions of dollars to fight the New World Screwworm.
Officials ask Texans to watch for screwworms after flesh-eating parasite’s detection in Mexico
Female NWS flies can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and may lay up to 3,000 during a single lifespan.
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