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A case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday night. It marks the first detected breach of the US-Mexico border by the ravenous flesh-eating flies, which have been making their way up through Central America for the past several years. In a social media post on Wednesday afternoon, the USDA revealed that a sample from Texas had been sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, for...
Panama target first World Cup match win under Dane Christiansen
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Flesh-eating screwworm is confirmed in the U.S., officials say
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Flesh-eating screwworm infection detected in South Texas, USDA says
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Ben Sasse claims public schools were created to separate Catholic kids from parents, priests
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