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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US

What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 1:01pm The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $US113 billion United States cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas. The infestation was discovered in a single 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 161 kilometres south-west of San Antonio and 80 kilometres from the US-Mexico border. Federal...

ABC Australia 5d ago

Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd

A flesh-eating parasite that had been kept out of U.S. livestock for decades has been detected in Texas, threatening the nation’s cattle industry and food supply at a time when prices are already high. The case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said late Wednesday. The parasitic fly’s larvae feed exclusively on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals.

NBC News 6d ago

Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite

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Phys.org 4d ago

Quarantine in Texas: US races to contain deadly flesh-eating parasite

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South China Morning Post 5d ago

Officials worried about New World screwworm fly infestation threatening cattle industry

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The Independent World 3d ago

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

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Wired 5d ago

A number of the World Cup host cities have a homelessness problem. Here’s how they are solving it

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