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What is a screwworm? It’s a parasite whose larvae don’t just feed on dead tissue like normal maggots—they eat living flesh. The first U.S. human case was just confirmed. Symptoms include painful, foul-smelling wounds with visible larvae, and if untreated, it can be fatal. Treatment involves surgical removal of the larvae, ivermectin to kill what’s left, and antibiotics like cephalexin or doxycycline to prevent bacterial infection. It’s rare, but it’s a reminder: if a wound looks worse than it sh

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U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm

U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm

The New World screwworm (NWS) is a fly that produces larvae that can cause a parasitic infestation in animals, including in livestock. Infestation in people is rare. The New World screwworm (NWS) fly was successfully eradicated from the United States and Mexico by the early 2000s through insect control methods. New outbreaks have occurred since 2022 in Panama, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Changes in climate and animal conditions may increase the chance that the NWS will continue to return to places w

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Flesh-eating screwworm infestation could spread north

Flesh-eating screwworm infestation could spread north

Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World Screwworm) is primary invader of fresh, uncontaminated skin wounds of domestic animals, wildlife, and people. Adult flies, about the size of a house fly, have orange eyes, blue-green bodies, and three dark stripes down their backs. Larvae (maggots) burrow (screw) into wounds causing severe tissue damage and infection. Constant vigilance by all who deal with animals is necessary to detect an infestation quickly and to eradicate it before the flies reproduce and

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New World screwworm case in Maryland

New World screwworm case in Maryland

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What is screwworm? Symptoms, prevention and treatment

What is screwworm? Symptoms, prevention and treatment

What is screwworm? Symptoms, prevention and treatment

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Protect Your Livestock: Signs of New World Screwworm

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Gov. Abbott declares emergency to deal with screwworm infestation

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