"This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an ...

The CDC confirmation came about a week and a half before the U.S. agriculture secretary said Texas would host a sterile fly ...

Federal and state officials are now monitoring an outbreak that has reached 370 miles from the Texas-Mexico border. Crews are ...

The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ...

The human case of screwworm reported this week by U.S. health officials is the country's only case so far this year and poses ...

The first human case of the flesh-eating screwworm has been detected in the US, but Texas has already been on the lookout for ...

A flesh-eating parasite nearly eradicated decades ago is headed for Texas, cattle producers warn, prompting urgent calls for ...

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

"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.

A parasite that eats live flesh has resurfaced near Texas, sparking fears for ranchers, pets and the cattle industry.

The nearly three-week delay between the confirmation of the case on Aug. 4 and the U.S. government’s disclosure erodes trust ...

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