A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a spokesman from the US Department of Health and Human Services said.

The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite in the US.

The U.S. has confirmed the first case of the New World screwworm flesh-eating parasite in a human, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).