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USDA confirms first case in 60 years of flesh-eating New World screwworm in Texas calf

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June 4, 2026 ยท 11:18 PM
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A 3-week-old calf in Zavala County tested positive for New World screwworm larvae, marking the parasite's first confirmed U.S. case in six decades.

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