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Flesh-Eating Screwworm Found in Texas, Infected Calf Detected Near Border

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the detection of New World Screwworm larvae in a calf less than 50 miles inland from the Texas-Mexico border. The flesh-eating screwworm maggots were found in the umbilical area of a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas.

Flesh Eating Screwworm Found in Texas, Infected Calf Detected Near Border (U.S. Department