Screwworm? What’s the flesh-eating parasite found in a human in the US? | Agriculture News

The United States has reported its first human case of New World screwworm, according to its Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The flesh-eating parasite usually eats cattle and other warm-blooded animals, and is fatal if left untreated.

The case, investigated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was confirmed on August 4 and involved a patient who returned from El Salvador to the US state of Maryland, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said in an email to the…