A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found
Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a pest that could potentially devastate the nation’s cattle industry.
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3 developments- Jun 4‘Horror’ flesh-eating New World screwworm case detected in Texas: USDA
- Jun 6Second screwworm case in Texas confirmed, as Abbott expands state disaster declaration
- Jun 8Texas confirms three new screwworm cases; A&M leader named adviser
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Two more screwworm infections found in animals far apart in Texas, USDA says
Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says
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New World screwworm detected in Central Texas; officials confirm case in Gillespie County
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