USDA confirms second screwworm fly found in Texas

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a second case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Texas on Friday, as it races to contain and eradicate the outbreak before it severely impacts the cattle population.

A New World screwworm was detected in a one-month-old calf in Zavala County after testing a “number of suspected cases,” according…

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