Texas officials warn of "maneater" screwworm that burrows into open wounds, eyes and mouths to lay eggs
Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...
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Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ has US on alert for first time since 1966
Signs of an infection include: The disease can be transmitted when a fly notices the odor of a wound or “natural opening on a live, warm bodied animal,” officials said. The NWS fly ...
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Texas warning of "maneater" screwworms that lay eggs in flesh
What to know about New World Screwworm Myiasis The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says that female New World Screwworm flies are "drawn to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live ...