The first case of a New World Screwworm infestation in a human was confirmed in the U.S., according to the Department of Health and Human Services.Travel-associated New World Screwworm was detected in ...

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The parasite — the larvae of the new world screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America ...

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

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

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

While the risk of human infection in the U.S. is low, the risk to livestock is high, posing a possible threat to the nation's food supply.

Health officials confirm that a Maryland resident was diagnosed with New World screwworm earlier this month after traveling ...