The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite whose northward creep from South America has put the country's cattle industry on high alert in recent ...

A screwworm may sound like a creature straight out of a Stephen King novel. Unfortunately, it's a real pest -- one that has made its way back to the United States after being kicked out years ago.

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, ...

The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...