Flesh-Eating Screwworm Spreads Beyond Texas, USDA Accelerates Eradication

The flesh-eating cattle screwworm has spread beyond Texas, prompting the USDA to accelerate its eradication efforts. The agency is intensifying its push to control the spread of the parasite.

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Flesh-Eating Cattle Screwworm Spreads Beyond Texas As USDA Accelerates Eradication Push

Flesh-Eating Cattle Screwworm Spreads Beyond Texas As USDA Accelerates Eradication Push The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed three more New World screwworm (NWS) cases, bringing total detections to five and heightening concerns that the flesh-eating pest, once eradicated in the 1960s, could threaten the nation's already strained cattle industry. The latest NWS cases include three calves and a goat in Texas, along with a small dog in Lea County, New Mexico, marking the f...

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