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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm in the U.S., involving a Maryland resident who recently traveled to El Salvador and was diagnosed on Aug. 4.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm in the U.S., involving a Maryland resident who recently traveled to El Salvador and was diagnosed on Aug. 4.

New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose females lay eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals, hatching into hundreds of larvae that burrow through living flesh with sharp mouths for about a week before dropping to form pupae.</span

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New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose females lay eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals, hatching into hundreds of larvae that burrow through living flesh with sharp mouths for about a week before dropping to form pupae.

The parasite has been spreading northward from Central America since 2023, with Mexico reporting a case 370 miles south of the US border in July, prompting the USDA to halt livestock imports from Mexico in November and May.

The parasite has been spreading northward from Central America since 2023, with Mexico reporting a case 370 miles south of the US border in July, prompting the USDA to halt livestock imports from Mexico in November and May.

Treatment involves manually removing hundreds of larvae from wounds and disinfecting the affected areas, often requiring antibiotics for secondary infections and pain management, with recovery possible if treated early.</span

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Treatment involves manually removing hundreds of larvae from wounds and disinfecting the affected areas, often requiring antibiotics for secondary infections and pain management, with recovery possible if treated early.

The USDA estimates a screwworm outbreak could cost Texas approximately $1.8 billion in livestock deaths, labor costs, and medication expenses, threatening the state's cattle industry, worth billions of dollars and employing 2 million people.

The USDA estimates a screwworm outbreak could cost Texas approximately $1.8 billion in livestock deaths, labor costs, and medication expenses, threatening the state's cattle industry, worth billions of dollars and employing 2 million people.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas that would release sterilized male flies to mate with wild females, using the same technique that eradicated screwworm from the US in the 1960s.</span

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas that would release sterilized male flies to mate with wild females, using the same technique that eradicated screwworm from the US in the 1960s.

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The parasite has been spreading northward from Central America since 2023, with Mexico reporting a case 370 miles south of the US border in July, prompting the USDA to halt livestock imports from Mexico in November and May.</span

The USDA estimates a screwworm outbreak could cost Texas approximately $1.8 billion in livestock deaths, labor costs and medication expenses, threatening the state's cattle industry worth $867 billion with 2 million jobs.</span

The USDA estimates a screwworm outbreak could cost Texas approximately $1.8 billion in livestock deaths, labor costs and medication expenses, threatening the state's cattle industry worth $867 billion with 2 million jobs.

Officials weren't transparent about this case, leaving state veterinarians to find out through other channels rather than proper notification. The two-to-three-year timeline for the facility seems too slow given the parasite's northward movement.

Officials weren't transparent about this case, leaving state veterinarians to find out through other channels rather than proper notification. The two-to-three-year timeline for the facility seems too slow given the parasite's northward movement.

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The government's response shows they're taking this threat seriously with concrete action. Building a sterile fly facility in Texas demonstrates commitment to preventing an outbreak that could devastate the cattle industry. The risk remains very low for public health.

The government's response shows they're taking this threat seriously with concrete action. Building a sterile fly facility in Texas demonstrates commitment to preventing an outbreak that could devastate the cattle industry. The risk remains very low for public health.

There is a 5% chance that by five years after AGI, an engineered pandemic will have infected one billion people, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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