A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease ...

Health officials say the immediate threat is low — but the parasite’s arrival could have massive economic consequences, with billions in potential agricultural losses at stake.

A notorious flesh-eating parasite has been detected in a US patient for the first time in decades, health officials ...

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President Nayib Bukele says that his new education minister, a military officer, will restore discipline to schools where ...

The adult screwworm is actually a fly, but it’s most dangerous in its larval stage. Flies lay their eggs in the fresh wounds or orifices of warm-blooded animals — it mostly affects livestock but can ...

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite has been identified in Maryland, involving a traveler from El Salvador.

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

The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm myiasis in the United ...

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang campaign has yielded tangible results—homicide rates have dropped ...

U.S. Homeland Security chief slams release of Salvadoran immigrant The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, has ...