The first-ever American to be infected with the “horrific” flesh-eating parasite contracted it while traveling ...

The adult screwworm is actually a fly, but it’s most dangerous in its larval stage. Flies lay their eggs in the fresh wounds or orifices of warm-blooded animals — it mostly affects livestock but can ...

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...

Parasitic blowflies, which feed on the flesh of warm-blooded animals. Dr. Heather Walden of the University of Florida College ...

Parkinson’s Isn’t Just Bad Luck. Scientists Reveal It’s Largely Preventable—and the Culprit Is All Around Us Republican ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently identified an ...

Federal officials confirmed a human case of New World screwworm on Tuesday and said the government will be monitoring ...

The first case of a New World screwworm infestation in a human was confirmed in the U.S., according to the Department of ...

The first human case of New World screwworm was confirmed in the United States after a Maryland resident was diagnosed ...

The pest, which typically affects livestock, feasts on healthy tissue and can be deadly if not promptly treated.

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite has been identified in Maryland, involving a traveler from El Salvador.