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Rare human case of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm identified in US

A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a ...

Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reported in Maryland

The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ...

First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S., HHS confirms

The parasite — the larvae of the new world screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America ...

First U.S. case of screwworm detected nearly 50 years after eradicated

The U.S. confirmed its first human diagnosis of the flesh-eating bacteria screwworm since 1982 after its known eradication ...

As Texas gears up for a screwworm fight, the first U.S. patient has been identified

The CDC confirmation came about a week and a half before the U.S. agriculture secretary said Texas would host a sterile fly ...
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First human case of screwworm adds to concerns over livestock and beef costs

The first reported case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human was confirmed by the U.S Department of Health and Human ...

Flesh-eating screwworm fly infects human in US: Officials

Screwworm has not been detected in animals within the U.S., the USDA noted. It was largely eradicated for decades in the U.S.

Detection of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Parasite in U.S. Traveler Raises Alarms

The patient recently traveled to El Salvador, where cattle farmers have been battling the “man-eater” maggots for the past ...

First US human case of flesh-eating screwworm traced to Maryland from Guatemala

The first human screwworm case in the U.S. has been traced to a person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala.

First human case of flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in U.S., HHS says

The government’s confirmation of a screwworm case comes just over a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary ...