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

The pest was a recurring problem for the American cattle industry for decades until the U.S. largely eradicated it in the ...

Key Takeaways A Maryland resident contracted New World screwworm after traveling to El SalvadorThe rare parasite lays eggs in open woundsThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm myiasis in the United ...

Officials say the patient infected with screwworm recently returned from a trip to El Salvador. This is the first human case in the U.S. in decades.

Rollins opened an $8.5 million facility in South Texas for releasing sterile New World screwworm flies and introduced a ...

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

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

A Maryland resident was diagnosed after traveling to El Salvador, where an outbreak of the flesh-eating parasite is ongoing. Officials say the risk to the public is very low.