Published On: Thu, Aug 28th, 2025

You might have heard about the flesh-eating screwworm. Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out

A close up of a small, white worm on a dark surface.

Just when you thought there was enough going on in the world to frazzle your nerves, along comes a flesh-eating parasite that has been spreading among livestock in Central America and has now infected a recent traveller from the U.S. and another from Canada.

CBC | World News

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You might have heard about the flesh-eating screwworm. Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out