Deadly Screwworm Reappears in Texas After 60 Years, Threatening Livestock
The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has been detected in Texas for the first time in 60 years, prompting a rapid containment effort by US authorities. The re-emergence of this deadly parasite poses a significant threat to the nation's cattle supply and livestock industry.
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First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried?
The US Department of Agriculture says New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf.
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Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a US farm in decades, federal and state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested this week. US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday no other infestations of cattle or other animals have been detected around the confirmed case. The case in La Pryor, Texas, was a blow to US cattle ranchers who have been bracing for a domestic outbreak of New World screwworm as the fly...
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Read full article →New World screwworm reappears in Texas for the first time in 60 years, putting the livestock industry on alert
The discovery of an infected calf near the border with Mexico has prompted the US Department of Agriculture to implement emergency measures
By Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez
Read full article →U.S. races to contain deadly screwworm threatening cattle supply
The flesh-eating parasite has been confirmed on in a 3-week-old calf in south Texas, marking the first detection in the U.S. in nearly a decade.
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