On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first... The post First ...

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

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

A Maryland traveler contracted New World screwworm in El Salvador, the first U.S. case tied to travel. CDC warns of rare but ...

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

The patient recently traveled to El Salvador, where cattle farmers have been battling the “man-eater” maggots for the past ...

A Maryland resident has recovered after contracting the rare "New World screwworm" in El Salvador — officials say the risk to ...

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

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

The Department of Health and Human Services reported the first human case of New World Screwworm in the U.S. The diagnosis was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control.

If the parasitic worm that once devoured a portion of RFK Jr.’s brain were alive today, it might rejoice upon learning that ...