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

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...

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

The parasite — the larva of the new world screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America.

The New World screwworm case is the first reported U.S. case​ tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.

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

The pest, which typically affects livestock, feasts on healthy tissue and can be deadly if not promptly treated.

As the threat of New World screwworm draws concern in Texas, two Texas A&M AgriLife experts are applying firsthand experience ...

Kansas health officials say they are creating response plans in the event a flesh-eating parasite makes its way into the ...

The New World screwworm, which was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, has been confirmed to be infecting livestock in South ...

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

The government’s confirmation of a screwworm case comes just over a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary ...