A Maryland resident has been diagnosed with a rare parasitic infection known as New World screwworm (NWS), marking the first human case in the United States in years. The Centers for Disease Control ...

On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, in Maryland. The case, identified in a ...

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 said early Monday. The case, related to a ...

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, ...

Researchers have analyzed produce in Spain for two foodborne parasites, finding a high level of contamination. The study assessed the occurrence of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium oocysts in ...

Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites, which cause malaria. In the past several months, health officials confirmed that four ...

Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal ...