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Screwworm Fly Detected In Texas Decades

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Flesh-eating New World screwworm detected in Texas calf, USDA says, signaling major threat to food production

A case of flesh-eating New World screwworm has been detected in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. It is the first time this parasitic fly – whose larvae feed exclusively on the tissue of warm-blooded animals – has been detected in US livestock in decades.

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Screwworm Fly Detected In Texas Decades After Cattle Threat Was Largely Eradicated In U.S.

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A screwworm fly that bedeviled cattle ranchers decades ago has returned to Texas

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New World screwworm found in Texas: what it means for US, beef prices

Texas has established a 12-mile quarantine zone around a calf that was infested by a New World screwworm in La Pryor.

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Screwworm Detection in the United States Points to Risks for Livestock and Humans

Health officials have noted a possible screwworm infection within the United States. The finding centers on a parasite whose ...

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