The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday confirmed the country’s first travel-related human case of New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, according to Reuters. The infection, detected in a traveler returning from El Salvador, was verified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Aug. 4 after an investigation by Maryland health authorities.

However, there shouldn’t be any public worries of the outbreak since the risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low, according to NBC News.

According to the CDC, NWS typically is found in South America and the Caribbean. Infestations start when female flies deposit eggs in open wounds or on other vulnerable areas of living, warm-blooded animals. While livestock are the main

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