Flesh-Eating Screwworm Found in Texas Calf as Ranchers Brace for Possible Spread
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Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas calf as ranchers brace for possible spread – Democratic Accent
The New World Screwworm (NWS) – a parasitic fly that eats the flesh of livestock and other warm-blooded animals – has arrived in South Texas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed on June 3 that NWS larvae had been identified in a three-week-old calf’s umbilical area in Zavala County, Texas. As of June 11, federal officials had confirmed six total cases, Fox7 Austin report…
Texas' First Screwworm-Infected Calf Fully Recovers
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, is traveling across Texas to highlight progress in the battle against the New World Screwworm. Rollins visited the Zavala County Ranch where the first case of the flesh-eating parasite was discovered and highlighted the full recovery of case one after nine days of treatment. The post Texas’ First Screwworm-Infected Calf Fully Recovers appeared first on Breitbart.
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