New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body opening such as the eyes, ears, nose or mouth. It ...

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically ...

Experts break down how concerned you should be about human cases of infestations — which the CDC describes as "very painful." ...

An analysis using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) among 5,374 women of reproductive ...

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention is now sharing different guidelines from the Amiercan Academy for ...

A rare flesh-eating parasite, New World screwworm, surfaced in the US. The US Department of Health and Human Services ...

The USDA has estimated a screwworm outbreak could cost the economy in Texas, the biggest U.S. cattle-producing state ...

The first human screwworm case in the U.S. has been traced to a person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala.

A national public health newsletter has just expanded to separate state editions, with a former Marin official leading the California version. Dr. Matt Willis, who was Marin's public health officer ...

Dr. Landers said so far this year (2025-2026 school year), around 94% of our kids are vaccinated from measles.