Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cattle

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By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, June 4 (Reuters) - New World screwworm, a devastating parasite that eats cattle and other wild animals alive, traveled north from Central America to Mexico before being confirmed in a Texas calf on Wednesday,

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Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas, sparking fears for U.S. cattle
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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 nat...

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The infestation was discovered in a single 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio and 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the U.S.-Mexico border.

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