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Flesh-Eating Screwworm Strikes U.S.

The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.

What to know about screwworm amid US human case of flesh-eating parasite

A person in Maryland was recently infected by the flesh-eating New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, US health officials confirmed this week.

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A Maryland resident is diagnosed with screwworm. Here's what to know about the flesh-eating parasite.

The New World screwworm case is the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.

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Everything to know about New World screwworm after 1st human case detected in US

Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating ...

HHS details New World screwworm response after human case

HHS said the last time NWS was detected in animals or livestock in the United States was in the Florida Keys in 2017.

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New World Screwworm: What Is It, And Why Is It Hitting The Headlines?

W aking up this morning, you may have seen the news that the US has reported its first human case of travel-associated New ...

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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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New World screwworm case in Maryland

Parasitic blowflies, which feed on the flesh of warm-blooded animals. Dr. Heather Walden of the University of Florida College ...

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