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First case of human screw vision linked to travel detected in Maryland

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The first case of a human screw infection associated with the trip was detected in Maryland.

Andrew Nixon, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Social Services, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the patient had recently returned from a trip to El Salvador, a country affected by an epidemic of Vis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Maryland to investigate the case.

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The CDC confirmed the diagnosis on August 4 after the experts examined the images of larvae.

“The risk to public health in the United States of this introduction is very low,” said Nixon.

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The first human case associated with opposite infection trips was detected in Maryland after the return of the Salvador patient. (istock)

The New World Vis Verse, also known as myasis, is a parasitic infestation of the larvae of flies which feeds on living flesh, according to the CDC.

A person can contract myasis when women drop their eggs on or near the injury, nose or ears of a person.

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It can also be transferred by ticks and mosquitoes after the fly attaches its eggs to insects, according to the source above.

In the case of an infection, a bump will develop in the tissues of the person as the larvae grow and eat flesh. It can be fatal if it is not treated at an early stage, warn health experts.

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The New World vision, also known as the myasis, is a parasitic infestation of the fly larvae which fed on living flesh. (USDA)

“Myasis is not common in the United States,” said the CDC on its website. “Most people diagnosed with myasis in the United States were infected during their trip to tropical areas where myasis occurs most often.”

Cattle such as cattle, sheep and goats is very vulnerable, making it a significant economic pest, according to the CDC.

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Reuters reported last week that the CDC had confirmed a case of vis -à -vis in Maryland of a person who had traveled Guatemala.

The difference in the reports concerning the origin of the case was not confirmed.

Livestock is waiting to be shot dead in a farm in western Texas.

Livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats is very vulnerable to myasia. (istock)

This summer, the American secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Brooke Rollins, announced a plan to build a sterile fly installation in Texas to fight the pest.

It is estimated that an epidemic of verses in Texas could cost the state economy $ 1.8 billion in cattle deaths, labor costs and drug fees, according to Reuters.

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There was no case of animals confirmed this year.

Fox News Digital contacted USDA to comment.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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