New World screwworm
5 stories
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healthFlesh-Eating Parasite Reemerges in US After Decades of Eradication
Five New World screwworm cases confirmed in Texas and New Mexico, spurring quarantines and heightened vigilance.
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healthUS Deploys Sterile Flies and Sniffer Dogs to Fight Screwworm Outbreak
US officials outline a plan to combat the first New World Screwworm outbreak in 60 years, using sterile flies and detection dogs.
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healthFlesh-Eating Screwworm Found in Texas Cow for First Time in Decades
The USDA confirmed a New World screwworm infestation in a Texas cow, raising concerns about livestock and public health.
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healthFlesh-Eating Parasite Returns to Texas After Nearly 60 Years
New World screwworm detected in Texas cattle. First case since 1966, quarantine zone established.
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healthFlesh-Eating Screwworm Threat Resurfaces in South Texas
A suspected screwworm infection in South Texas cattle raises alarm, decades after eradication.