Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the New World screwworm. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

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 ...

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

Hunters and outdoor enthusiasts in South Texas, an invasive flesh-eating parasite that's been eradicated from the U.S. for decades was just found at a Mexican checkpoint. The Texas Parks and Wildlife ...