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California health officials warn about flesh-eating parasite that can infest humans

State health officials have issued a health advisory warning about a rare and previously eradicated parasite that can burrow ...

Screwworms, a flesh-eating parasite, have U.S. officials and ranchers bracing for infestation following 1st reported human case last month

Ranchers and health officials in some Southern states are concerned over the rising rates of screwworm infections outside the U.S.

California issues advisory on a parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living humans

California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, ...
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First human case of screwworm, flesh-eating parasite, in US in Maryland

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reported the first human case of New World screwworm, the flesh-eating parasite, in the United States Reuters was ...
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US Reports Parasitic Screwworm Infestation Case in Maryland Resident

A Maryland resident was diagnosed with myiasis, a parasitic infestation caused by the flesh-eating New World screwworm (NWS) ...
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Man Who Couldn't Urinate Discovered He Was Infected With 30 Centimeter Parasite

The 35-year-old man showed up to the emergency department, complaining of retention of urine and a fever that had lasted for ...
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First US human case of flesh-eating parasite confirmed in Maryland

WASHINGTON (WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking havoc on cattle and driving up beef prices, has been reported in Maryland, ...