New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the ...

Another tropical parasite: Tunga penetrans ... Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can travel ...

Boyer said not to feed nearby birds in the lake as they are also part of the parasite life cycle ... attach the person and eventually burrow into their skin,” said Boyer. Turtle Mountain ...