Screwworm flies prefer to nest on the periphery of fresh wounds in warm-blooded animals — as well as humans — depositing ...

The term myiasis was first proposed by Hope (1840) to refer to diseases of humans originating specifically with dipterous larvae, as opposed to those caused by insect larvae in general, scholechiasis ...

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Mature larvae can be squeezed out or removed with tweezers. Extraction and local antiseptic treatment usually achieve rapid healing. In endemic regions it is recommended that skin contact with the ...

On Friday, the APHIS announced that a New World Screwworm (NWS) was detected in Mexico, causing Mexican cattle imports to be ...

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You probably don't need to worry about maggots making a home in your vagina, but this very rare condition, known as myiasis of the vagina, does affect a handful of people. Fly larvae cause this ...

My son developed boils on his feet and hands then I pressed them and things came out crawling, like fat whitish worms. I was told those are maggots. The baby has no fever or any other sign of illness.