Mexico confirms first human case of screwworm myiasis

Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first human case of myiasis caused by screwworm, the government said on Friday.

The case was detected in a 77-year-old woman from the municipality of Acacoyagua, in the southern state of Chiapas. She is in stable condition and receiving antibiotic treatment, authorities said.

Myiasis is a parasitic infection that occurs when fly larvae infest open wounds, feeding on living tissue.