Flesh-eating screwworm detected in Texas for first time in decades

Flesh-eating screwworm detected in Texas for first time in decades

Federal and state officials confirmed Wednesday that the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, has been detected in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, marking the first confirmed case in U.S. livestock in decades.

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