The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ...

"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what you need to know about New World screwworm.

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 ...

The 14 reported cases in 2024 aligns with some of the lowest annual totals of human cases ever reported, following 14 cases in 2023 and 13 cases in 2022.

SALT LAKE CITY, September 18, 2008—Researchers have discovered a connection between genes that could hold the key to a longer, healthier life. Using worms that share similar genetics to humans, ...