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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.

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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 spokesman from the US Department of Health and Human Services said.

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Marylander contracts flesh-eating screwworm infection in El Salvador visit, is recovering

A Maryland resident has recovered from travel-associated New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

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Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

The parasite has been a larger concern to ranchers, as cattle infestations have been moving northward through Central America ...

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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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