Nolen RS. Mexico screwworm case triggers US emergency response. American Veterinary Medical Association. Published December ...

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.

Experts Warn Americans to Watch Out for Deadly, Flesh-Eating Parasite That Made a Comeback After 34 Years of Eradication ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A parasitic worm eradicated in the United States nearly 60 years ... The CDC said screwworms are most ...

This year is likely to be remembered as one in which conflict worsened around the globe and political upheaval was ubiquitous. Progress occurs every day, however, right under our noses, and there was ...

My first substantive meeting with Carter took place on August 3, 1995, at an event in Washington, DC, organised jointly by the Carter Center, USAID, WHO and UNICEF to mark the 95 percent reduction in ...

Villagers learned to watch for and report new cases — often for rewards of $100 or more. Infected people and dogs had to be prevented from tainting water sources. The goal was to break the worm ...

Carter and his wife witnessed their first Guinea worm cases during a visit to two villages in Ghana in 1988. “We really need to do more to help these people,” he said. The Carter Center ...