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The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?

NPR Monday, 25 August 2025 ()
U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America, but has spread north in recent years.
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