How did the larvae end up in her sinuses? A 58-year-old woman sneezed out live maggots after fly larvae developed inside her ...

A 58-year-old woman in Greece appears to hold the record for growing a parasitic sheep bot fly in her nose the longest, ...

People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated, or stored in engineered ponds such as manure lagoons. Now, researchers report a potential removal method using ...

According to the report, the woman worked outdoors on a Greek island in proximity to grazing livestock. She recalled being surrounded by flies on a particularly hot and dry day in September.

Health officials are warning of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on living tissue and can infest humans. The larvae feed on healthy tissue, according to health experts. New World Screwworm was ...

Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the New World screwworm. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...