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

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 ...

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

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

The person, who received treatment in Maryland, is the first confirmed case in the U.S. of New World screwworm, a parasite ...

The New World screwworm can be deadly for humans and animals, and can devastate livestock. Currently, the risk is said to be ...

The United States eradicated New World screwworms, a blue-grey blowfly, in the 1960s. These parasites can cause infestations in warm-blooded animals, and, rarely, humans, which can be extremely ...

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

The first human screwworm case in the U.S. has been traced to a person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala.