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Texas on front lines of screwworm fight

Chron on MSN · 20h

Texas on front lines of screwworm fight as flesh-eating parasite hits U.S

As Texas ramps up efforts to stop the spread of a flesh-eating parasite, health officials confirmed Monday the first U.S. case of the New World screwworm (NWS) in a human. The case involved a patient returning from travel in El Salvador,

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 33m

‘It eats flesh. It's something like out of a horror movie,' TDA commish says of screwworm

The first human case of the flesh-eating screwworm has been detected in the US, but Texas has already been on the lookout for the parasite.

CNN on MSN · 21h

Rare human case of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm identified in US

A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a spokesman from the US Department of Health and Human Services said.

15hon MSN

First human screwworm case linked to travel confirmed in U.S., HHS says

"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.

16hon MSN

Deadly cattle screwworm parasite found in US patient. What to know

The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador. The risk to public health in the US is very low ...

18h

As Texas gears up for a screwworm fight, the first U.S. patient has been identified

The CDC confirmation came about a week and a half before the U.S. agriculture secretary said Texas would host a sterile fly ...

American Hunter1d

Texas Launches Another Screwworm Defense Tool

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced this month it has developed a state-of-the-art attractant to track New ...

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Exclusive-First Human Screwworm Case in US Traced to Person in Maryland Who Traveled From Guatemala, Sources Say

A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been identified in a person in Maryland who had traveled to the United ...

15h

First human screwworm case detected in U.S. as Texas ranchers express concerns about livestock

The first U.S. New World screwworm case in a human has been confirmed in a man who traveled from El Salvador, the Department ...

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