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A person in Maryland has been diagnosed with an infection of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. It's the first case in the ...
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...
Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating ...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently identified an ...
HHS said the last time NWS was detected in animals or livestock in the United States was in the Florida Keys in 2017.
New World screwworm has re-emerged in Central America and Mexico, raising concerns about human and animal health. Coordinated ...
A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm—the first reported U.S. case tied ...
Screwworms are flesh-eating parasites that hatch in open wounds and burrow into skin. Left untreated, they can be deadly. The majority of cases are in livestock. A Maryland reside ...
The first case of a New World screwworm infestation in a human was confirmed in the U.S., according to the Department of ...
On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first... The post First ...