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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

Flesh-eating screwworm that has threatened US cattle has now been found in a person

A flesh-eating New World screwworm fly parasite has been detected in a human for the first time in the U.S., according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The individual was diagnosed after returning to the U.S. from a trip to El Salvador. An earlier report suggested the individual had traveled to Guatemala, but that information has since been updated.

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