A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case ...

If the parasitic worm that once devoured a portion of RFK Jr.’s brain were alive today, it might rejoice upon learning that ...

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

The first human case of the flesh-eating screwworm has been detected in the US, but Texas has already been on the lookout for ...

A person in the US has become infected with the larvae of the New World screwworm fly, according to a report by the US ...

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 ...

New World screwworm detections in Mexico during 2024 prompted U.S. officials to tighten animal checks at the border and to ...

STORY: The U.S. has confirmed the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm. It involved ...

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

The first human screwworm case in the U.S. has been traced to a person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala.

WASHINGTON ( WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking ...