More cases of parasitic screwworm confirmed. Here’s who is at risk, where it’s spreading

More cases of parasitic screwworm confirmed. Here’s who is at risk, where it’s spreading



More cases of parasitic screwworm confirmed. Here’s who is at risk, where it’s spreading
The screwworm flies can lay eggs on any warm-blooded animal, including people. Those eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.

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