The parasite — the larvae of the new world screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America ...

The parasite has been a larger concern to ranchers, as cattle infestations have been moving northward through Central America ...

The New World screwworm is a type of fly that can cause widespread devastation to livestock, wildlife and pets.

The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador. The risk to public health in the US is very low ...

A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a ...

A person in Maryland was recently infected by the flesh-eating New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, US health ...

Rollins opened an $8.5 million facility in South Texas for releasing sterile New World screwworm flies and introduced a ...

First human case of a deadly flesh-eating parasite detected in US. Here's what to know about new world screwworm, what it ...

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite "New World screwworm" has been detected in the United States in a person ...

Health officials confirmed the first human case in the U.S. of the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm that has been ...

The first human case in the U.S. of a flesh-eating parasite was reported in Maryland. The U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

A person in the U.S. who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm. Health officials say the ...