Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says


FILE PHOTO: A sample of screwworms collected are displayed at the veterinary clinic in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

CHICAGO, ⁠June 3 (Reuters) - ‌New World screwworm, a ​parasitic fly ⁠that ⁠eats warm-blooded animals ⁠alive, ‌has ⁠been found in ​a ‌calf in ⁠Texas, ​the U.S. ⁠Department of Agriculture ​said on Wednesday evening, ⁠exposing the nation's cattle ​herd ⁠to a ​serious ‌new threat.

(Reporting ​by Heather Schlitz)

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