A person in Maryland has been diagnosed with an infection of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. It's the first case in the ...

The overall risk to the public is low, according to the CDC. The larvae do not spread from person to person. People are most ...

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

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 nearly three-week delay between the confirmation of the case on August 4 and the U.S. government's disclosure erodes ...

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

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

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

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

A person in the U.S. who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm. Health officials say the ...