After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.

The first ever human case of this flesh-eating parasite infestation has been detected in the US. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that the case of infestation by the New ...

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 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Putting flesh-eating maggots into open wounds may not be such a great idea after all. They do clean wounds more quickly than normal treatment but this does not lead to faster ...

Livestock owners work hard to keep their animals healthy, but even small wounds or injuries can create opportunities for ...

SAN ANTONIO - Authorities around Texas are inspecting livestock for the New World screwworm — a flesh-eating parasite that ...