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Rare Flesh-Eating Parasite Confirmed in Texas For First Time Since 1966


AP – The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion US cattle industry for the first time in 60 years, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in South Texas.

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