WASHINGTON (WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking havoc on cattle and driving up beef prices, has been reported in Maryland, ...

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 ...

“Workers are literally playing Russian Roulette each time they eat,” said Electrical Trades Union organizer Robert Hill ...

A person in Maryland was recently infected by the flesh-eating New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, US health officials confirmed this week. The blowflies primarily affect livestock — ...

The first human case of New World screwworm infection was reported in the U.S., the Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday. Screwworms are a flesh-eating parasite that are native to ...