A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a spokesman from the US Department of Health and Human Services said.

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm parasite has been found in Maryland. What are the symptoms? Are they in Ohio?

The New World screwworm infested a human in the U.S. for the first time in years and federal officials are working to prevent it from getting into the food supply.