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

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 ...

All of this is at risk because of the New World screwworm. Working with Secretary Rollins and members of the agricultural ...

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 ...

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

NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first ...

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

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

The first human case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been confirmed in the U.S. Federal health officials say the risk to the public is low but concerns are growing in Texas, where the ...