The first travel-related human case of a flesh-eating parasite was detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday. A Maryland resident contracted the New World screwworm after returning home from El Salvador,

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

The U.S. has detected its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm related to the ongoing outbreak in South America, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).