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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.

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 screwworm case confirmed in Maryland

A rare human case of a flesh-eating parasite known as New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Maryland resident as the ...
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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 ...

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

The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from ...

Maryland Confirms 1st Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworm in US. What Are the Symptoms?

“This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an ...

Exclusive-U.S. confirms nation's first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of ...