CDC Activates Emergency Ops as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Outbreak Hits US

America and has been marching northward.

The current crisis began gaining momentum earlier this year.

By January 2026, health officials reported over 1,190 human cases and seven deaths across Central America and Mexico, alongside hundreds of animal infections.

Mexico’s Tamaulipas state, which borders Texas, saw active cases just miles from the U.S.

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