The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis of a Maryland resident with a travel-associated case of New World screwworm on August 4. via Associated Press A human case of a ...

A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease ...

A person in Maryland was recently infected by the flesh-eating New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, US health officials confirmed this week. The blowflies primarily affect livestock — ...

The U.S. has reported its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite called new world screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The case involves a patient in ...

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...

Ranchers and health officials are increasing their efforts to spread awareness and protect livestock from New World screwworms — a flesh-eating parasite native to the Caribbean and Central America. A ...