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

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...

Key PointsNew World screwworm (NWS) is a parasitic infestation caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax blowfly larvae, which ...

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 ...

Common in Central America, the flesh-eating New World screwworm was reported in the U.S. for the first time in 50 years. Here ...

The New World screwworm, which was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, has been confirmed to be infecting livestock in South ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first ...

HHS and USDA Confirm Singular Traveler-Associated New World Screwworm Case; Precautionary and Proactive Surveillance Ongoing. News release. US Department of Agriculture. August 26, 2025. Accessed ...

A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a ...

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

Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating ...