BALTIMORE —

The first human case in the U.S. of a flesh-eating parasite was reported in Maryland.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said a case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite has been detected on Aug. 4 in a Marylander who had just returned to the U.S. after traveling to El Salvador. Latest Forecast

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maryland Department of Health are investigating, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said. No additional information about the patient's condition was made available.

"This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an outbreak-affected country identifie

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