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Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US
- June 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry and only the third time it's appeared in the U.S. in that time.
Originally published at Phys.org