Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected In U.S.

The U.S. has confirmed the first case of the New World screwworm flesh-eating parasite in a human, according to the ...

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

Screwworm has not been detected in animals within the U.S., the USDA noted. It was largely eradicated for decades in the U.S.

While rare in humans, the parasite is a major concern for livestock, with infestations capable of devastating cattle ...

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

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

“This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an ...

The first case in years of New World screwworm infesting a human has been detected in the U.S. The infestation was detected ...

The first human case in the U.S. of a flesh-eating parasite was reported in Maryland. The U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Recently, the Maryland Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that a ...

Experts break down how concerned you should be about human cases of infestations — which the CDC describes as "very painful." ...