Over 500 cases of flesh-eating screwworm reported in North America
A parasite that consumes living tissue and typically targets livestock is currently moving through Mexico and regions of Central America, resulting in over 500 documented human cases. This parasite, identified as the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), is a fly species whose larvae survive by eating the flesh of living hosts. Authorities have confirmed at least one fatality associated with this infestation.
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