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The parasite that eats a fish’s tongue - then replaces it

A tongue-eating parasite may be one of the most disturbing survival strategies in the ocean. After entering a fish’s mouth, it cuts off blood flow to the tongue until the tissue dies, then consumes it ...
Yahoo

Flesh-eating parasite with 'sharp mouth hooks' could enter US after cow infected in Mexico

After Mexico reported a case of an infected cow, the United States Department of Agriculture is warning states along the southern border to monitor livestock and pets for signs of a flesh-eating ...
Seattle Times

Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ has U.S. on alert for first time since 1966

A recent detection of a flesh-eating parasite in southern Mexico has U.S. officials concerned that the previously eradicated New World Screwworm (NWS) could make its way back into the country for the ...
AOL

Flesh-eating parasite with 'sharp mouth hooks' prompts action from US

While the U.S. and Mexico may still be hashing out the tariff situation, the countries are again united on one common enemy: the New World Screwworm. A parasite, the New World Screwworm, is actually a ...
MassLive

Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ found in US after decades

For the first time in more than a century, a human case of a flesh-eating parasite has been reported in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ has US on alert for first time since 1966

A New World Screwworm, which was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, has officials on alert after it was detected in Mexico. Photo by the USDA A recent detection of a flesh-eating parasite in ...