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Flesh-Eating Screwworm Strikes U.S.

Flesh-Eating Screwworm Strikes U.S.: First Human Case Tied To El Salvador Travel

The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite in the US.

NBC News on MSN · 11h

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.

NBC New York · 15h

What are the symptoms of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite?

The New World screwworm is a type of fly that can cause widespread devastation to livestock, wildlife and pets.

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Rare human case of New World screwworm identified in United States after travel from El Salvador

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

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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 ...

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Everything you need to know about New World screwworm

Rollins opened an $8.5 million facility in South Texas for releasing sterile New World screwworm flies and introduced a ...

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First human screwworm case detected in U.S. as Texas ranchers express concerns about livestock

The first U.S. New World screwworm case in a human has been confirmed in a man who traveled from El Salvador, the Department ...

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