Doctors found a flesh-eating worm in a Maryland resident but it's not the time to panic. The screwworms hitched a ride to the ...

Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected in U.S.

A person in Maryland was recently infected by the flesh-eating New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, US health officials confirmed this week.

The U.S. has confirmed the first case of the New World screwworm flesh-eating parasite in a human, according to the ...

The parasite — the larva of the new world screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America.

'Flesh-eating bacteria' cases increase in Florida. Martin County reports first vibrio vulnificus case of 2025. Department of Health did not disclose location where vibrio was contracted. As "flesh ...

A surge in infections from the rare and deadly flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has now claimed five lives in Florida this year.

Flesh-eating bacteria is rare, but often deadly. Global warming is making it less rare. These bacteria were usually ...

The New World screwworm can be deadly for humans and animals, and can devastate livestock. Currently, the risk is said to be very low.

Health officials in Louisiana have reported two deaths this week from Vibrio infections linked to oysters harvested in the ...