Case of Myasis in Humans: Yucatan Confirms First Patient Infected by the Sweeper Worm

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The Ministry of Health of Yucatán (SSY) confirmed this Saturday, August 23, the first human case of myasis by Cochliomyia hominivorax, a disease caused by the so-called boreworm.The unit reported that the patient is native to Tabasco and resident of the municipality of Izamal, where in the past days the Maya Train suffered a shock.What do we know about the human case of myasis in Yucatán?The person was admitted to the Regional Hospital of High S…

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They ask the population to keep clean and covered the wounds with dry and safe dressings, as well as to carry out adequate hygiene by washing with sterile solutions. Flor Castillo Authorities of Yucatán confirm the first case in a human infected by worm sweeper, is a resident of the community of Izamal that was attended in the hospital of High Specialty of Mérida. The Secretary of Health of State reported that it is a case of myasis by worm swee…

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Find out who was the first person infected by the "man-eating" worm in the three states of Mexico that, as of August 2025, have already reported human cases of the cattle screwworm.

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He is a resident of the municipality of Izamal, attended by the Regional Hospital of High Specialty of the Yucatán Peninsula and has already been discharged. Mérida, Yucatán, on August 22, 2025.- The Yucatán Government confirmed the first case of miasis (gusano borer) detected in humans. The Yucatán Health Secretariat (SSY), reported that, although the patient was already discharged from the Regional Hospital of High Specialty (HRAE), the case w…

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He is a resident of the municipality of Izamal, who received timely care in the Regional Hospital of High Specialty of the Yucatán Peninsula and has already been discharged The State Government, through the Ministry of Health of Yucatán (SSY), reports that today a case of miasis was confirmed by ...