U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically ...

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

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 ...

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

A United States resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm – the country’s first ...

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

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

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

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

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