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Woman sneezes nearly 1-inch-long ‘worms’ — how she got the ‘biologically implausible’ infection

A woman in Greece was infected with a sheep bot fly parasite. Achoo fly? One Greek woman’s close encounter with a family of sheep bot flies is nothing to sneeze at. It all started next to a field of ...
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Woman Sneezes Out 'Worms' After Flies Lay Eggs in Her Nose

A woman sneezed out maggots after flies swarmed her face while she was working outdoors, and laid eggs in her deviated septum. A 58-year-old woman was working in a field last September on a Greek ...
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Kansas warns of potential for human infestations of flesh-eating maggots

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

California issues advisory on a parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living humans

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in the state from an infested traveler ...
KTVU

California health officials warn about flesh-eating parasite that can infest humans

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 ...