Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reported in Maryland
Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reported in Maryland
The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ravaging livestock.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article appears to be factually accurate, reporting on the first human case of screwworm in the US. Multiple sources confirm the case and its travel-related origin. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reported in Maryland
- Verification Source #1: Confirms the first human case in the US of travel-associated New World screwworm.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the first human case of flesh-eating parasite called new world screwworm in the U.S.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the first human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the US.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has been detected in the United States for the first time.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms the first human screwworm case detected in Maryland.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ravaging livestock.
- Verification Source #1: States the case is travel-associated.
- Assessment: Supported. While the specific location and livestock outbreak are not explicitly confirmed in all sources, the travel association is confirmed.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Sunday reported the first human case in the US of travel-associated New World screwworm..."
- Source 2: "The U.S. has reported its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite called new world screwworm, according to the U.S.."