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.

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

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

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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 ...

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

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

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