New World screwworm larvae are less than an inch long but can cause major injuries in humans, including wounds and open sores ...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed a bill makes ivermectin — a drug used mostly in this country to treat livestock for ...

The disease occurs in two states, acute and chronic. During the acute phase, which occurs within the first weeks or months ...

Since 2013, Chagas disease in humans has been reported in multiple states, according to Texas A&M University's Kissing Bug Community Science program.

Chagas disease, caused by kissing bugs, is now endemic in the U.S. Learn about symptoms, prevention and why experts urge ...

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, ...

California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, ...

Health officials have revealed the key early warning signs of the 'silent killer' disease spread by bugs that is now 'endemic ...

The tropical illness can quietly attack your heart if left untreated. Here’s what a leading scientist says we can do to ...

Are “kissing bugs,” the bugs that transmit a potentially deadly parasitic disease that has been spreading in the U.S., in ...

A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the ...