Human case of New World screwworm confirmed in U.S.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. health authorities have confirmed a human case of flesh-eating screw-worm parasite in the country, local media reported Sunday. The case was identified in a person in the state of Maryland, who had traveled to the United States from El Salvador, the report quoted government officials as saying. Also known as New World Screwworm, NWS, or Cochliomyia hominivorax, the paras
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. health authorities have confirmed a human case of flesh-eating screw-worm parasite in the country, local media reported Sunday.
The case was identified in a person in the state of Maryland, who had traveled to the United States from El Salvador, the report quoted government officials as saying.
Also known as New World Screwworm, NWS, or Cochliomyia hominivorax, the paras
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