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Two More Texas Screwworm Cases Confirmed, USDA Warns
USDA confirms two new screwworm infections in Texas cattle hundreds of miles apart, raising concerns about containment of the flesh-eating parasite.
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USDA confirms two new screwworm infections in Texas cattle hundreds of miles apart, raising concerns about containment of the flesh-eating parasite.
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The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating livestock parasite, has been confirmed in Texas for the first time since 1966, triggering urgent quarantine.