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

The New World screwworm case is the first reported U.S. case​ tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.

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

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

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

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

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

The U.S. reports its first human infection by the parasitic New World screwworm linked to travel, with low risk to public ...

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

New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings. The parasite is typically found in South ...

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm parasite has been found in Maryland. What are the symptoms? Are they in ...

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