Screwworm confirmed in US with first human case reported in Maryland: CDC

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Source: Fox5DC, WTTG, the Fox Broadcasting affiliate in DC

Screwworm confirmed in US with first human case reported in Maryland: CDC

By Amanda Hurley * Published August 25, 2025 12:55pm EDT * Maryland * FOX 5 DC *



The Brief
* The first human case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in the United States.
* Health officials say the case was reported in Maryland, and confirmed earlier this month.
* The patient had traveled from El Salvador.

MARYLAND - New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has been detected in the United States for the first time.

What we know:
Health officials confirm that a Maryland resident was diagnosed with New World screwworm earlier this month after traveling to El Salvador.

It has been declared the first human case in the United States by the Centers for Diesease Control and Prevention.

The Maryland Department of Health confirms that there is no indication of transmission to any other people or animals, and that the risk to public health in the U.S. remains very low.

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Read more: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/screwworm-confirmed-us-first-human-case-reported-maryland-cdc

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If you can look at Trump, you can look at a screwworm.

Fox Broadcasting is not the same thing as Fox News. YOU look it up.

[Bayard]

1. I thought they only went after ruminants

Screw worms/barber pole worms make animals anemic, and gives them diarreah. Our goats get them sometimes.

[pfitz59]

2. Great Public Heath we have here

thanks to 'Doctor' Brainworm.

[Blue Owl]

3. Let's get these little guys over to RFK pronto!

[newdeal2]

4. Did RFK Jr. recently relocate to Maryland?

[Nigrum Cattus]

5. What an appropriate name for the repug era

[The Roux Comes First]

6. RFK Has Already Started a Breeding Program!

[C Moon]

7. Wasn't that an old song? Oh wait, that was Glow little glow worm.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Looks like a Bot Fly larvae.

[mountain grammy]

9. Actually by comparison

The screwworm is adorable.

[popsdenver]

10. If they were being honest

it is actually the THIRD case spotted in the U.S. The first and second are living in RFK's brain and Trump's Brains......munching away.........

[littlemissmartypants]

11. This is not good. I guess that's obvious and surely an understatement.