The CDC confirmation came about a week and a half before the U.S. agriculture secretary said Texas would host a sterile fly ...

"This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an ...

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

Federal and state officials are now monitoring an outbreak that has reached 370 miles from the Texas-Mexico border. Crews are ...

A parasite that eats live flesh has resurfaced near Texas, sparking fears for ranchers, pets and the cattle industry.

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

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

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced this month it has developed a state-of-the-art attractant to track New ...

The U.S. confirmed its first human diagnosis of the flesh-eating bacteria screwworm since 1982 after its known eradication ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New World screwworms are an invasive species that burrow fly larvae into ...

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.

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