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

August 25, 2025 10:56 am

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 …

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

January 3, 2025 8:40 pm

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 …