Missouri launches prevention efforts for parasitic fly that 'severely damages' both humans and livestock

The minuscule maggot could devastate Missouri's cattle industry. That reality is closer than ever after the first US case was ...
North Queensland Register

What northern cattle producers need to know, and do, about screwworm fly

Like lumpy skin and foot and mouth disease, the establishment of the screwworm fly in Australia would have major negative ...

‘Flesh-eating’ New World screwworm infestation: What New Yorkers need to know

New Yorkers who have traveled to South America, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic may have visited areas where a ...

Killer tells girlfriend's family 'do something' in court as he's called a 'maggot'

A killer who stabbed his girlfriend to death told his victim's family and friends 'do something' after being branded a ...
News-Medical.Net

Targeting bacterial communication may offer antibiotic-free wound therapy

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by ...

Bacterial communication delays wound healing by disrupting skin cell repair

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus—one of the most common causes of skin and soft ...

Horrifying images show how flesh-eating ‘zombie’ drug ‘mummifies’ addicts — and causes their limbs to drop off

We are seeing at the larger university hospitals around Philadelphia daily, if not weekly, these patients with these problems ...

Screwworms near Texas border; high-tech solutions emerge

New World Screwworms, an invasive species that can cause deadly damage to livestock and people, have been spotted 70 miles ...