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First human screwworm case linked to travel confirmed in U.S., HHS says

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

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 ...

Everything you need to know about New World screwworm

Rollins opened an $8.5 million facility in South Texas for releasing sterile New World screwworm flies and introduced a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Person in US is diagnosed with New World screwworm parasite

NEW YORK (AP) — A person who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S.

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 ...

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

The government's confirmation of a screwworm case comes just over a week after U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary ...

Human screwworm case reported in the US: Here's what NC residents should know

HHS spokesperson Andrew G. Nixon said the human case reported in the U.S. was related to this outbreak. The case was reported ...