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

W aking up this morning, you may have seen the news that the US has reported its first human case of travel-associated New ...

First human case of a deadly flesh-eating parasite detected in US. Here's what to know about new world screwworm, what it ...

Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating ...

A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case ...

Understanding the New World screwworm blowfly and its behavior underscores why it is so dangerous to the livestock industry.

The US has confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in a person in Maryland, who had traveled from ...

What is the New World screwworm? A parasite whose larvae hatch in wounds on mammals and feed on the host’s flesh and fluids. Infestations in livestock could cause large economic losses.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became authorized Tuesday to allow the use of animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that ...