A human case of a flesh-eating screwworm has been confirmed in Maryland, the first in the United States in years, according to U.S. health officials. The case was confirmed Aug. 4 in a person who had ...

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

HHS spokesperson Andrew G. Nixon said the human case reported in the U.S. was related to this outbreak. The case was reported ...

The pest, which typically affects livestock, feasts on healthy tissue and can be deadly if not promptly treated.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...

WYOMING- The Wyoming Department of Health announced the detection of a rare, but serious case of pneumonic plague in a northern Fremont County resident.

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