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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 ...

Flesh-eating screwworm detected in human in U.S. for 1st time in years

Federal officials confirmed a human case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Maryland, the first in the United States in ...

First US human case of flesh-eating screwworm traced to Maryland from Guatemala

The first human screwworm case in the U.S. has been traced to a person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

HHS confirms first travel-related human case of New World screwworm in US

While the risk of human infection in the U.S. is low, the risk to livestock is high, posing a possible threat to the nation's food supply.

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 ...

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 ...