(NEXSTAR) – Doctors are being put on alert as a dangerous and potentially deadly parasite, the New World screwworm, inches its way closer to the U.S. The screwworm has moved into the Mexican state of ...

(Gray News) - The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite, New World Screwworm, has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to NBC on Monday.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - In Central Texas and across the state, officials are preparing for an outbreak of the New World screwworm, a parasite currently plaguing cattle in Mexico and South America. While ...

AUSTIN, Texas – State and federal leaders discussed plans to fight the New World screwworm during a late Friday morning press conference in Austin. The screwworm, or Cochliomyia hominivorax, is a ...

The first human screwworm case in the United States has been traced to a person in Maryland, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC and Maryland Department of Health ...