Costa Rica has faced an increasing number of cases of Cochliomyia hominivorax, popularly known as the screwworm, a pest that affects both animals and humans and can be deadly. Information from the ...

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 ...

The New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) (NWS) and the Old World Screwworm Chrysomya bezziana (OWS) are major parasitic insect pests are destructive and often fatal pests of all warm-blooded ...

At least 30 people have been infected with a potentially deadly flesh eating parasite in Nicaragua as the previously eradicated New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) continues its ...

The New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly, has re-emerged as a potential threat to livestock and humans in the United States. The fly, scientifically known as Cochliomyia hominivorax, was ...

This invasive species-Cochliomyia hominivorax-lays eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals and humans. Within hours, the larvae hatch and begin consuming the host's living tissue.

The first case of New World screwworm in Belize was detected in the village of Crique Sarco, Toledo District, on December 24 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a detailed statement outlining a $21 million investment and joint strategies with ...

The detection of the parasitic New World screwworm in Mexico prompts the U.S. to impose livestock import restrictions. Officials warn the outbreak may endanger cattle and wildlife if it goes north.

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the cattle screwworm, is actually a fly. The name refers to the insect’s larvae. Photograph: Ramdan Fatoni/Getty Images. On the Trail of the Screwworm.