The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday. New World screwworm (NWS) is a species of parasitic flies ...

An international team has found a new RNA virus that they believe is hitching a ride with a common human parasite. The virus is associated with severe inflammation in humans infected with the parasite ...

Decades ago, the U.S. eradicated this disturbing fly after it devastated livestock, but it's recently returned, bringing its ...

State health officials have issued a health advisory warning about a rare and previously eradicated parasite that can burrow itself into the flesh of humans and animals.

For decades scientists have been puzzled by a tiny parasite that affects millions worldwide, with the power to liquefy human organs and evade the immune system in ways that science hasn't been able to ...