As per reports on Saturday (19 April), Mexico’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first human case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax). The case involves a 77-year-old woman from Acacoyagua, Chiapas, who is currently in stable condition and receiving antibiotic treatment.
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