¿Dónde se concentran los 271 casos del gusano barrenador en humanos en Nicaragua?
El director del Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA) de Nicaragua, Ricardo Somarriba, dijo que Managua concentra 114 de los 217 afectados
TL;DR
- Nicaragua has 271 confirmed cases of screwworm in humans.
- Managua accounts for 114 human cases, followed by Masaya, Chinandega, Carazo, and León.
- Some human patients have experienced severe infections with larvae in facial, chest, and genital areas.
- The screwworm is transmitted from animals to humans by the larvae of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly.
- Larvae feed on living tissues and can enter through open wounds, nasal passages, mouth, eyes, ears, or genitals.
- Cattle have the highest number of animal infections (19,105), followed by pigs, dogs, and horses.
- Rural areas bordering Costa Rica are suspected as the entry point for the pest, which was previously eradicated from Nicaragua.
- Total screwworm cases in Nicaragua reach 27,916, including animal and human infections.