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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.

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 ...

Deadly cattle screwworm parasite found in US patient. What to know.

The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador. The risk to public health in the US is very low ...

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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Texas Launches Another Screwworm Defense Tool

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced this month it has developed a state-of-the-art attractant to track New ...

US screwworm patient recovered, Maryland says, as ranchers criticise secrecy

There was no sign of transmission to other people or animals. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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USDA is building fly factory in Texas to thwart screwworm parasite

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts ...
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A Looming Threat: Big Country ranchers prepare for possible screwworm invasion

With swarms of screwworms slowly making their way towards the U.S. southern border, many ranchers across Texas are educating ...