A South Texas congressman says U.S. Agriculture employees who are responsible for checking for New World Screwworms and ...

The first human case in the U.S. of a flesh-eating parasite was reported in Maryland.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said a case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite has ...

The US Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved a cattle-only injection meant to prevent and treat New World ...

AUSTIN, Texas – State and federal leaders discussed plans to fight the New World screwworm during a late Friday morning press conference in Austin. The screwworm, or Cochliomyia hominivorax, is a ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became authorized Tuesday to allow the use of animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that has ...

A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a spokesperson from the US Department of Health and Human Services said. The US ...

A human case of flesh-eating screwworm was detected in the United States related to the latest outbreak of the parasite in Central America, according to officials. The patient had recently returned to ...