A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United States. A New World Screwworm case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease ...

The first human case of New World screwworm infection was reported in the U.S., the Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday. Screwworms are a flesh-eating parasite that are native to ...

Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. The patient, a Maryland resident, had recently returned from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the ...

A Maryland resident contracted New World screwworm myiasis after traveling to El Salvador. Public health officials confirmed no evidence of further transmission in Maryland. New World screwworm, ...

These flies lay eggs on open wounds, and their larvae feed on live flesh. And a case was just stopped in a Florida quarantine ...

Healthbeat reports the resurgence of the New World screwworm threatens U.S. cattle, highlighting the fragility of food security systems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United ...

Kansas health officials have alerted providers about the potential for human cases of New World screwworm. New World screwworm maggots burrow into and feed on the living flesh of animals and humans.