US confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

https://nypost.com/ ^ | Aug. 25, 2025 | Reuters

[bitt]

P

[PeterPrinciple]

and involved a patient who returned from travel to El Salvador,

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hopefully a democrat?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Screwworm, is that like Meghan Markle or Ghislaine Maxwell?

[Delta 21]

I wonder if off label Ivermectin would kill this thing?

[Openurmind]

Here it comes, anal check station at every border...

[lee martell]

“I Did That!”

[Enterprise]

I thought the human screwworm was Gavin Newsom.

[HereInTheHeartland]

This has been a big deal for cattle producers

[Openurmind]

They are not going to be happy until we quit eating meat...

[blackdog]

Wear shoes. Keep any wound clean and covered.

Anthony Fauci loves little parasites. Hide your pets.

[blackdog]

"They are not going to be happy until we quit eating meat..."

And quit flying around on airlines.

[DannyTN]

I hate screwworms
hookworms
tapeworms
augerworms
hammerworms
drillworms
pipeworms
punchworms
anvilworms
...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Washington DC has been infected with Human Screwworms forever.

[cuz1961]

Thanks to Joe.

[odawg]

“I wonder if off label Ivermectin would kill this thing?”

According to Grok, yes. One of the strategies. A combination of physical removal, topical application, and injection.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The screw worm flies were defeated decades ago. Now they are back.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

I would add to that thought:

...and lefty politicians.

[Texas Eagle]

The case, investigated by the Maryland Department of Health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

The case, brought in by the Maryland Department of Health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

There. Fixed it.

[catnipman]

it might:

Ivermectin is an effective systemic insecticide for New World Screwworm (NWS) (Cochliomyia hominivorax) infestations in livestock, providing residual protection against larval mortality and preventing infestations. While not approved for medicated feed in the US, it is used for individual animal treatment and as a part of import quarantine protocols. It can be administered orally or injected, with doses of 200 micrograms/kg achieving significant larval mortality and residual effects. However, ivermectin does not prevent other flies from laying eggs or reinfestation, making it part of a broader strategy that includes sterile fly releases and wound care.