The U.S. has reported its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite called new world screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The case involves a patient in ...

COPEG is working to reverse the advance of the screw worm by re-establishing a barrier of sterile flies - Empaque Del Vuelo/COPEG Every week, without fail, specially-modified light aircraft take off ...

The ever-present case of the flesh-eating screw-worm parasite has been detected in a person in the United States, health authorities have confirmed. According to the government officials, the case was ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A parasitic worm eradicated in the United States nearly 60 years ago could be threatening a comeback, Texas wildlife officials warn. The New World Screwworm was recently ...

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would be suspending all cattle, horse and bison imports from Mexico after a flesh-eating parasite known as a screwworm was detected.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A parasitic worm ...