The first human case in the U.S. of a flesh-eating parasite was reported in Maryland.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said a case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite has ...

LOS ANGELES — The first human case of flesh-eating New World screwworm in the United States was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled to El Salvador. The US Centers for Disease Control and ...

New York — A person who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease ...

Say hello to Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis, a parasite that lived way back in the Jurassic, but one that’s been scrambling the brains of modern-day scientists. It’s an award-worthy fossil in many ...