The 35-year-old man showed up to the emergency department, complaining of retention of urine and a fever that had lasted for ...

State health officials have issued a health advisory warning about a rare and previously eradicated parasite that can burrow ...

Its larvae is capable of infesting “warm-blooded animals and people,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While rare in humans, the parasite is a major concern for livestock, with infestations capable of devastating cattle populations.

The United States has reported its first human case of New World screwworm, according to its Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The flesh-eating parasite usually eats cattle and other warm ...

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 ...

The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday. New World screwworm (NWS) is a species of parasitic flies ...