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The first-ever American to be infected with the “horrific” flesh-eating parasite contracted it while traveling ...

The first human case of New World screwworm discovered in Maryland finds experts explaining the risk of an outbreak in humans ...

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 U.S. human case of infection from the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was recently detected in ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently identified an ...

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

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 ...