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A U.S. patient in Maryland was diagnosed with New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador.

The New World screwworm, eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s, is a parasitic fly whose larvae infest living tissue.

A U.S. patient was diagnosed with New World screwworm, which is rare in humans. Are North Carolina residents safe?

An outbreak of NWS is underway in Central America according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently executing plans to combat New World screwworms as the parasite moves farther north into southern Mexico, aiming to protect Texas's cattle industry.

HHS spokesperson Andrew G. Nixon said the human case reported in the U.S. was related to this outbreak. The case was reported in a Mar

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