{"id":41990,"date":"2025-08-26T00:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=41990"},"modified":"2025-08-26T00:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:55:58","slug":"first-human-case-of-flesh-eating-screwworm-parasite-detected-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=41990","title":{"rendered":"First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite new world screwworm has been detected in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/first-human-case-flesh-eating-screwworm-parasite-detected-us-rcna226923\">First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>tl;dr: person travelled recently to el salvador, where it&#8217;s not eradicated; is eradicated in usa, and presumably canada.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-49-33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-49-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41993\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-49-33.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=41993\" class=\"wp-image-41993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-49-33.jpg 925w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-49-33-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-49-33-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-49-33-675x402.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The New World Screwworm Fly&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-51-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-51-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41992\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-51-19.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=41992\" class=\"wp-image-41992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-51-19.jpg 925w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-51-19-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-51-19-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/new-world-screwworm-fly-2025-26-08_00-51-19-675x402.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230; and it&#8217;s larva.  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