Health confirms second case of a cheap worm in Mexico; This is a man from Chiapas

The Ministry of Health (SSA) confirmed the second case in Mexico of miasis because of Cochliomyia hominivoraxbetter known as BARENDER WORT.

Through a statement, this government agency explained that the affected person is a 50 -year -old man, a resident of the municipality of Tuzantán, Chiapas, of peasant occupation, who began to show symptoms, such as redness, intense pain, fever and presence of larvae, after being bitten by a dog.

“Subsequently, he went to municipal health services where he was referred to the Huixtla Health Center for six larvae extraction. Later, he was transferred to the Huixtla General Hospital, where surgical washing was performed and received the corresponding treatment. The patient was discharged by improvement,” says this communication.

The Ministry of Health asks the inhabitants of the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatán Extreme precautions with skin wounds, and recommended washing them immediately with water and soap, keeping them clean and dry, and avoiding home remedies.

“If the wound presents secretion, persistent pain or sensation, it is crucial to go as soon as possible to the nearest health center to receive timely medical care,” concludes the SSA.

He BARENDER WORT It consists of the larva of a fly, which lodges and grows in wounds, feeds on the living tissue. In Mexicofrom the end of November 2024 in mid -April, it has affected more than 800 heads of cattle, according to the Mexico-United Commission for the prevention of Afitase fever and other exotic diseases of animals.

Before this threat, the United States government, headed by Donald Trump, threatened to close the border to Mexican cattle in order to protect US agriculture, because this worm in the same way attacks the stems and leaves of plants.

On April 18, the Ministry of Health (SSA) confirmed the first case of Cochliomyia hominivorax in Mexico. It was a 77 -year -old woman, a resident of the municipality of Acacoyagua, located in the state of Chiapas; It is hospitalized at the High Specialty Hospital “Ciudad Salud” and is reported as stable.

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