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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.

First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S., HHS confirms

The parasite — the larvae of the new world screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Texas gears up for a screwworm fight, the first U.S. patient has been identified

The CDC confirmation came about a week and a half before the U.S. agriculture secretary said Texas would host a sterile fly ...
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Screwworm confirmed in US with first human case reported in Maryland: CDC

Health officials confirm that a Maryland resident was diagnosed with New World screwworm earlier this month after traveling ...

First human case of flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in U.S., HHS says

The government’s confirmation of a screwworm case comes just over a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary ...
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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 ...
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Everything We Know About The Human Screwworm Case & What It Means For You

The first case of a human with a screwworm infection has become a cause for concern for many in the United States. How much ...

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

The nearly three-week delay between the confirmation of the case on August 4 and the U.S. government's disclosure erodes ...

Exclusive-First Human Screwworm Case in US Traced to Person in Maryland Who Traveled From Guatemala, Sources Say

A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been identified in a person in Maryland who had traveled to the United ...