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Flesh-eating screwworm case detected in person in U.S. for first time in years

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A case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite was detected in a person in Maryland who returned to the U.S. after traveling to El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday evening. Why it matters: "This is the first human case of travel-associated New World…
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