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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 ...

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 human screwworm case linked to travel confirmed in U.S., HHS says

"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.

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 ...
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Screwworm confirmed in US with first human case reported in Maryland: CDC

Health officials confirm that a Maryland resident was diagnosed with New World screwworm earlier this month after traveling ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flesh-eating screwworm detected in human in U.S. for 1st time in years

Federal officials confirmed a human case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Maryland, the first in the United States in ...

Exclusive: U.S. confirms nation's first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

The government's confirmation of a screwworm case comes just over a week after U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary ...

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 ...