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

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

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

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

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 flesh-eating fly larva infects warm-blooded animals and can be deadly. But HHS says the current risk to human health is ...

Maryland and federal health officials are investigating the first human case of the New World screwworm (NWS) detected in the ...