Cases on rise by 53% in Mexico

Mexican government data reveals that the number of animals infected with worms the new global nail (NWS), a parasite that eats meat, has increased by 53 % in the four weeks to mid -August, and reveals the Mexican government data.

While injuries by fly larvae mainly affect livestock, Mexican officials also recorded cases of dogs, horses, sheep and human beings.

According to the local media, dozens of people were treated for hospitals in the southern Mexican states in Campi and Shaybas.

The rise in animals affected in Mexico comes a few days after the health authorities in the United States said they confirmed the first humanitarian condition in a patient who returned to the United States from El Salvador.

NWS was announced in the United States in 1966 after the launch of sterile male flies to disrupt the reproductive cycle of insects, and Mexico followed its example in 1991.

However, it remained common in the tropical and semi -tropical regions of Central and South America, and has recently spread north with the first new case reported in Mexico in November 2024.

Cochliomyiah hominivorax lay eggs in or near open wounds on the skin of warm blood. It is also attracted to the mucous membranes, such as those in the nose, mouth, eyelids, ears and genitals.

Eggs hatch in the wealth that dig into the wound or membrane, and feed on the live body.

Water infection is called, and if left without treatment, it can cause severe damage – and it can even be proven that they are fatal – as the larvae are torn in tissues with acute hooks.

Health officials warn that although deadly conditions in humans are rare, people with pre -existing health problems and the elderly should pay attention.

The Mexico Ministry of Health said that a 86 -year -old woman died in the state of Cambrichi in July from skin cancer that was exacerbated due to the injury of spiral worm larvae.

The most at risk people are the people who work with livestock or those who live in rural areas where there are infected cattle.

The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urge people who may have visited an area where there are spiral worm flies to be alert for symptoms. These unjustified skin lesions include, the feeling of larvae moves inside the wound, nose, mouth, or eyes and seeing the homes in an open sore.

Experts indicate that prevention is the key when visiting rural areas in affected areas, which include maintaining any clean and covered open wounds, and the use of insect repellent.

They also ask people who suspect they may have medical help.