The first ever human case of this flesh-eating parasite infestation has been detected in the US. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that the case of infestation by the New ...

UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and South America.

WASHINGTON ( WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — In Florida, 11 people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, and four of them have died from it so far in 2025, according to the Florida ...

Four people in Florida have died this year from bacterial infections that can cause “flesh-eating” wounds, the state’s health department reported this month. The culprit, the bacteria Vibrio ...

Federal officials confirmed a human case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Maryland, the first in the United States in years. The Department of Health and Human Services said the case involved a ...

Researchers are trapping and tracking the New World screwworm to detect it early before it threatens livestock. The previous arrival of the New World screwworm in the U.S. caused major losses to ...

Eleven people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, and two of the cases were reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties respectively. Vibrio vulnificusa is a ...