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"This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an ...
The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ...
The human case of screwworm reported this week by U.S. health officials is the country's only case so far this year and poses ...
The first human case of the flesh-eating screwworm has been detected in the US, but Texas has already been on the lookout for ...
A flesh-eating parasite nearly eradicated decades ago is headed for Texas, cattle producers warn, prompting urgent calls for ...
The New World screwworm case is the first reported U.S. case​ tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
The first case of a New World screwworm infestation in a human was confirmed in the U.S., according to the Department of ...
The nearly three-week delay between the confirmation of the case on Aug. 4 and the U.S. government’s disclosure erodes trust ...
The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador. The risk to public health in the US is very low ...
The first U.S. New World screwworm case in a human has been confirmed in a man who traveled from El Salvador, the Department ...
U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically ...
The US Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first travel-associated human case of New World screwworm.