Kansas health officials have alerted providers about the potential for human cases of New World screwworm. New World screwworm maggots burrow into and feed on the living flesh of animals and humans.

Shocked Ana Cardoso, 10, 'felt something moving' inside her mouth and was diagnosed with a rare fly lava maggot infection A schoolgirl who went to the dentist with swollen gums was horrified when 15 ...