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Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf

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Possible flesh-eating screwworm case in Texas, USDA says

A possible case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm is being investigated in Texas, the USDA reported Wednesday.

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First US screwworm case confirmed in South Texas

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USDA investigates first possible US New World screwworm case in Texas

Screwworm fly detected in Texas for first time in decades

A flesh-eating parasite has been detected in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday.

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Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from Mexico

US officials confirm first case of screwworm in Texas

Flesh-eating New World screwworm found in Texas calf, USDA says

"USDA invested heavily in the tools needed to eliminate NWS ever since cases started increasing in Central America and Mexico. The United States has defeated this pest before, and we will do it again,...

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USDA announces possible New World screwworm infection in South Texas

Screwworms are closer than ever to Texas, but not 1 mile away as lawmaker claims