Human Screwworm Case Confirmed in US

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A human case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in the US, according to an August 26 press release from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The patient, a Maryland resident, returned from travel in Central America, where infestations of the flesh-eating parasitic larvae are on the rise in livestock.