![]() This parasite has been endemic to mid-Africa for more than 135 years, but recently the fly has made an appearance in areas where it hasn’t been seen before. After maturing, it pushes its way out – back into the world to repeat the disgusting cycle. Shock and horror might spring to mind, and rightly so, as the mango worm (aka Cayor worm) lives within the skin of its mammal host. The descriptor anthropophaga comes from the Greek word for “human eater”.
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