{"id":2478713,"date":"2025-08-25T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-world-flesh-eating-parasite-confirmed-in-us-arrived-from-central-america-in-human-host\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:09:15","slug":"third-world-flesh-eating-parasite-confirmed-in-us-arrived-from-central-america-in-human-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-world-flesh-eating-parasite-confirmed-in-us-arrived-from-central-america-in-human-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Third World, Flesh-Eating Parasite Confirmed in US, Arrived from Central America in Human Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthird-world-flesh-eating-parasite-confirmed-in-us-arrived-from-central-america-in-human-host%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2478713&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly larva that feeds on living flesh and can be fatal, has been confirmed to infect a human in the United States for the first time. Though human cases are extremely rare, the parasite poses a meaningful threat to the cattle industry. Female screwworm flies lay eggs in open wounds or body orifices of mammals; once hatched, larvae burrow into living tissue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rittenhouse-trial-prosecution-defense-debate-self-defense-in-opening-arguments\/\" title=\"Rittenhouse Trial: Prosecution, Defense Debate Self-Defense In Opening Arguments\">causing severe damage<\/a>. The flies were largely eradicated in the U.S. by the 1960s but still cause occasional outbreaks among animals.Due to concerns over spread from Mexico, the USDA has intermittently banned and then eased livestock imports from the region. Currently,there are no FDA-approved drugs for treating screwworm infections in animals,and human treatment involves physically removing larvae and disinfecting wounds. Control efforts include releasing millions of sterilized male flies to reduce reproduction. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-police-crusader-natalie-portmans-apple-tv-show-targeted-by-criminals-in-democrat-run-baltimore\/\" title=\"Anti-Police Crusader Natalie Portman\u2019s Apple TV Show Targeted By Criminals In Democrat-Run Baltimore\">recent case involves<\/a> a person traveling from Central America to Maryland, but thier condition has not been disclosed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even the name is grisly &mdash; but the behavior is even worse.<\/p>\n<p>The parasite known as the New World screwworm, a type of fly larva that feeds on living flesh and can be fatal to its victims, has been confirmed as infecting a human in the United States, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/us-confirms-nations-first-travel-associated-human-screwworm-case-connected-2025-08-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While human infections are vanishingly rare, the discovery has the nation&rsquo;s beef industry on edge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First human screwworm case linked to travel confirmed in U.S., HHS says <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CcMYRftQor\">https:\/\/t.co\/CcMYRftQor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSEveningNews\/status\/1960031922970660901?\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-world-screwworm-flesh-eating-parasite-1a3f3f4165e1c4a86fac5c9df9c9f987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported, screwworms are a species of fly with females that seek out orifices of living mammals to lay their eggs &mdash; such as the eyes, nose, mouth, or bleeding open wounds.<\/p>\n<p>When the eggs hatch, the larvae then bury into the flesh of the host organism with sharp teeth that burrow in like screws &mdash; hence the name.<\/p>\n<p>Screwworms have been recorded in the United States since the mid-19th century, according to the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nws-historical-economic-impact.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Agriculture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the flies were largely eradicated by the mid-1960s, with only periodic outbreaks occurring among animals. The most recent one was in 2016 when it hit the Key West deer population. That outbreak was controlled by 2017, according to the USDA.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a particular danger to the cattle industry, where animals are at risk of infection. In November, the USDA banned Mexican cattle imports because of the presence of the screwworm in northern Mexico, but the ban was lifted in February, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/news\/local-news\/usda-lifts-3-month-ban-on-cattle-bison-imports-from-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSHB-TV<\/a> in Kansas City, Missouri, reported.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/05\/11\/secretary-rollins-suspends-live-animal-imports-through-ports-entry-along-southern-border-effective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USDA banned<\/a> the import of cattle and other livestock from Mexico due to what a news release called the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unacceptable northward advancement&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of New World screwworm.<\/p>\n<p>That ban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/06\/30\/usda-announces-phased-reopening-southern-ports-livestock-trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was eased<\/a> at the end of June, with the USDA explaining in a news release that &ldquo;progress has been made in several critical areas&rdquo; in controlling the spread.<\/p>\n<p>Only last week, the Department of Health and Human Services <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/press-room\/hhs-fda-emergency-use-animal-drugs-new-world-screwworm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a declaration<\/a> that represented the first steps toward getting emergency use authorization for drugs to treat animals infected with New World screwworm.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently no Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs for treatment, the HHS declaration said.<\/p>\n<p>The current method of treating infection in humans is physically removing &ldquo;hundreds of larvae&rdquo; and disinfecting the wounds, Reuters reported, describing the method as &ldquo;onerous.&rdquo; (&ldquo;Painful&rdquo; sounds like it would do just as well.)<\/p>\n<p>The chief method of fighting the fly&rsquo;s spread, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/08\/25\/nx-s1-5515487\/new-world-screwworm-us-human-case\">NPR<\/a>, is to raise millions of male flies, sterilize them with radiation, then release them to the targeted screwworm population.<\/p>\n<p>The male flies then mate with the female flies, which lay eggs. But the eggs don&rsquo;t hatch.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the females on the ground mate with a sterile male, at least with a screwworm, that&rsquo;s all they&rsquo;ll mate with&hellip; so that female won&rsquo;t produce any offspring,&rdquo; Max Scott, a professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University, told NPR.<\/p>\n<p>According to Reuters, beef industry sources said the individual had traveled to Maryland from Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Department of Health and Human Services said the individual was returning to Maryland from a trip to El Salvador, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the individual was not made public.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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