The U.S. has reported its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite called New World screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The case involves a patient in ...

The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite whose northward creep from South America has put the country's cattle industry on high alert in recent ...

A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a spokesperson from the US Department of Health and Human Services said. The US ...

Texas veterinarians are advising pet owners to regularly check their pets for wounds due to the threat of the New World screwworm. “New World screwworm is moving rapidly north through Mexico and will ...