The NWS or Cochliomyia hominivorax is a cause for myiasis, a parasitic infestation of the body which affects animals and humans. During feeding, the larvae of the fly cause severe lesions in the skin ...

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) primarily infects cattle and other livestock but is also known to infect humans. The worm can cause New World screwworm myiasis, a potentially fatal ...