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New World screwworm larvae feed on living tissue of cattle and other warm-blooded animals, causing wounds that can kill them.
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Is it true that New World screwworm larvae feed on living tissue of cattle and other warm-blooded animals, causing wounds that can kill them?
Yes. Multiple authoritative sources, including the CDC and peer-reviewed reviews, state that New World screwworm larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, causing wounds that can lead to death.
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About New World Screwworm | New World Screwworm | CDC. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/about/index.html
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KT, H., A, K., & RR, H. (2025). The New World Screwworm in the United States: A Narrative Review Anchored to the 2025 Travel-Associated Human Case.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94039
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B, L., A, F., SY, L., & HA, H. (2026). New world screwworm: A focused review for the emergency medicine clinician.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.01.007
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L, F., S, G., & DU, P. (2026). Of cattle and humans: A narrative review on the re-emergence of the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) and its threat to human health.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014727
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A model-based estimate of New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) infestation and mortality in wild mammals in South America. (n.d.). zenodo.org. https://zenodo.org/records/21759600
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Illegal cattle trade brings New World Screwworm to wildlife and continues to destroy protected areas in Mesoamerica. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.32942/x2k05s
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The testes transcriptome of the New World Screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2016.11.026
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T, M. & JB, W. (2012). An Overview of the Components of AW-IPM Campaigns against the New World Screwworm.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects3040930
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Traumatic Myiasis: A Neglected Disease in a Changing World. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-010715-023655
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Bergamo, L. W., Fresia, P., & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. (2015). Incongruent Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genetic Structure of New World Screwworm Fly Populations Due to Positive Selection of Mutations Associated with Dimethyl- and Diethyl-Organophosphates Resistance. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128441
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RI, R., AA, C., ATM, B., UD, C., MB, M., S, L., DS, R., M, S., FA, B., WDZ, L., MO, P., CA, F., LM, C., OS, A., L, M. S. M., & GA, S. (2026). Management Practices for the Control of <i>Haematobia irritans</i>, <i>Dermatobia hominis,</i> and <i>Cochliomyia hominivorax</i> in Cattle Across Latin America: A Sustainable, Collective Approach.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens15020177
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Genomic analyses of a livestock pest, the New World screwworm, find potential targets for genetic control programs. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.x69p8czg2
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