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

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.

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

First human case of a deadly flesh-eating parasite detected in US. Here's what to know about new world screwworm, what it ...

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite, New World Screwworm, has been detected in the United States.

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

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed that the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm (NWS) has surfaced in the United States. According to HHS, the US ...

When Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said on Aug. 15 that the New World screwworm had not been reported or detected in the United States “in ...

New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings. The parasite is typically found in South ...

The flesh-eating fly larva infects warm-blooded animals and can be deadly. But HHS says the current risk to human health is ...