New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body opening such as the eyes, ears, nose or mouth. It ...

A Maryland resident was diagnosed after traveling to El Salvador, where an outbreak of the flesh-eating parasite is ongoing.

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A rare human case of a flesh-eating parasite known as New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Maryland resident as the ...

The U.S. confirmed its first human diagnosis of the flesh-eating bacteria screwworm since 1982 after its known eradication ...

The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from ...

The New World screwworm is a type of fly that can cause widespread devastation to livestock, wildlife and pets.

A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a ...

"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.

The government's confirmation of a screwworm case comes just over a week after U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary ...

The CDC and HHS confirm the first travel-related human case of flesh-eating screwworms connected to an outbreak spreading ...