Yahoo

Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected in U.S.

Screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) larvae use their sharp mandibles to dig into and eat away the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including humans. Just two months after reports warily ...
Yahoo

Human Case of Flesh-Eating Parasites Reported in US

U.S. health authorities have confirmed the country’s first human infection involving the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite. The case was identified on August 4 in Maryland in a patient who ...
New York Post

What to know about screwworm amid US human case of flesh-eating parasite

A person in Maryland was recently infected by the flesh-eating New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, US health officials confirmed this week. The blowflies primarily affect livestock — ...
NBC Bay Area

First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S.

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite new world screwworm has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services said early Monday. The case, related to a ...
AOL

Human Case Of Flesh-Eating Parasite Has Been Identified In The U.S. — Here's What To Know

A human case of a flesh-eating parasite, called New World screwworm, was reported in the U.S. this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday. The case involved a patient ...
Newsweek

First Human Case of Flesh-Eating Parasite in US in Decades: What to Know

A Maryland resident has been diagnosed with a rare parasitic infection known as New World screwworm (NWS), marking the first human case in the United States in years. The Centers for Disease Control ...
People

First Human Case of ‘Horrific’ Flesh-Eating Parasite Detected in the U.S. in Years

The New World screwworm typically infests livestock like cattle but can also affect humans, with the infestation described as "very painful" Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE ...