screwworm

Screwworm returns to US, Maryland patient infected, Texas faces $1.8 billion livestock threat. First US human case of New World screwworm confirmed

The parasite didn’t sneak in. It flew. It burrowed. It ate. On August 4, 2025, the CDC confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm in the United States. A Maryland resident returning from El Salvador carried it in their flesh. “This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis from …

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New World screwworm: The deadly flesh-eating parasite spreading throughout Central America

via naturalnews   A flesh-eating parasite, the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), is spreading across Central America, posing a growing threat to both livestock and human health. The screwworm primarily targets livestock but also infects humans, causing a condition called myiasis. The larvae burrow into open wounds, feeding on living tissue, causing excruciating pain, infection …

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