An American who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm, marking the first known case of the ...

The New World screwworm, a fly that lays flesh-eating larvae, is making its way northward through Mexico, heightening concern ...

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

The overall risk to the public is low, according to the CDC. The larvae do not spread from person to person. People are most at risk if they travel to areas with animal infestations, spend time around ...

Health officials in the U.S. are worried that New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that typically feeds off livestock ...

Add the New World Screwworm to the list of unsettling pathogens that have sickened Americans this summer. Here's the others ...

Ranchers are keeping a closer eye on their animals as the New World Screwworm outbreak inches closer to Texas.

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

New World screwworm has re-emerged in Central America and Mexico, raising concerns about human and animal health. Coordinated ...

A case of New World screwworm myiasis was confirmed by HHS and CDC officials. Once eradicated from the U.S., this pest could ...

The first human case of a dangerous, flesh-eating parasite has been confirmed in the United States, in someone who recently ...