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Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cattle

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Flesh-eating screw worm found in US
A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the United States, prompting fears among cattle ranchers over livestock production.

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Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas, sparking fears for U.S. cattle
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The Flesh-Eating Screwworm Fly Found in Texas. Here's What to Know
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USDA confirms second Texas screwworm case as outbreak fears grow
A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was confirmed in Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 5, emerging just miles from where the first U.S. detection in decades was repo...

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Texas Ranchers on Edge After Screwworm Parasite Detected in Calf
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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US
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Second Texas Screwworm Case Confirmed as Outbreak Fears Grow
Friday's case and ⁠the initial detection in nearby La Pryor, a town roughly 30 miles (50 km) northeast of the U.S.-Mexico border, have dealt a setback to U.S. cattle ranchers, who have been preparing ...

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US Screwworm Outbreak Spreads As Canada Bans Texas Cattle
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Parasitic screwworm confirmed in South Texas calf
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Plastic-eating worm discovered — could help reduce pollution ‘faster and more efficiently’, scientists say

Eating plastic, it’s fantastic! Scientists might have found an unlikely solution to the trash problem choking our planet — a plastic-eating insect, which was described in the journal Nature. The larvae of a lesser-eating Kenyan mealworm can digest the ...
Des Moines Register
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Adventureland is daring you to eat 10 live worms. What's in it for the winner?

Warning: This article is not for those with a weak stomach. Adventureland is hosting its second annual Phantom's Worm Eating Contest amid Iowa's largest Halloween event, Phantom Fall Fest. You read that right. A group of contestants will battle to see who ...
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Abbott warns of 'extraordinarily challenging summer' as flesh-eating worm spreads

Greg Abbott said during a Friday morning briefing that it will be an "extraordinarily challenging summer" as the state works to prevent the spread of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. Abbott said one of the biggest challenges facing officials is monitoring deer and other wildlife outside of farms that could carry the parasite and spread it further across Texas.
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US agriculture chief says screwworm can be contained in Texas

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday (June 4) that the USDA believes it can contain a case of New World screwworm in Texas, the first case in the state since 1966. Olivia Zollino reports.
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New World screwworm's impact on Texas livestock

Texas veterinarians, along with state and federal officials, are keeping a close eye on the spread of New World screwworm in southwest Texas.
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