US EditionMexico with 390 New Burrowing Worm Outbreaks; Now It Also Affects Domestic Birds
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Even if it seems to be taken out of a horror film, this is happening in tropical areas like Morelos. The most worrying case is that of the sweeping worm, a species whose larvae feed on living tissue. It all starts when the fly puts eggs in open wounds. Then, the larvae penetrate and... yes, they feed from within, generating pain, bad smell and inflammation. The most vulnerable areas are mouth, eyes, nose and ears. Health authorities ask not to p…
Nearly two months ago, the first case of Miasis by worm sweeper in humans was released in Mexico and now, SEMARNAT confirmed the first case recorded in the wildlife of our country. Photo: CDC // This is how the worm sweeper is. First case of worm sweeper in wild fauna Although the worm sweeper arrived in Mexico since November 2024, it was not until now that larvae infestation was detected in a wildlife animal in Tabasco. It was in a red-chested …
Mexico faces a serious health and environmental emergency following the detection of 390 new outbreaks of cattle-sweeping worms (Cochliomyia hominivorax), a plague that no longer only affects cattle, sheep, pigs and horses, but has expanded to humans, dogs, wildlife and, for the first time, domestic birds. They detect first case of worm-sweeping in birds The worm-sweeping is a larva that invades open wounds of animals and humans, feeding on livi…
Although more than 200 cases of sweeping worms have been reported in Emiliano Zapata, the Government of the State is not doing anything, since it does not invest in the release of the sterile fly to combat the insects that transmit the disease, the mayor, Armín Marin Saury, accused. He said that, although the official figure is only 60 cases, the reality is that there are more than 200 infected animals and although it has been reported several t…
Regarding the new closure of the border to export Mexican cattle to the United States, the President of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, expressed her disagreement during the morning press conference. “We do not agree with this measure, the Government of Mexico has been since the first moment that the warning was received from the sweeper worm working in every sense,” she stressed. For her part, Célida López Cárdenas stressed her confidenc…
MEXICO REGISTRATE 390 BARRENADOR GOSSIAN BROTES; CONFIRMAN Ocho CASES IN HUMANS Mexico faces 390 active outbreaks of cattle sweeper worm, with 31 cases detected in animals such as calves, horses, sheep, pigs and dogs, as well as infections in domestic birds and...
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