The US Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of New World screwworm in South Texas, marking the first detected breach of the US-Mexico border by the flesh-eating flies. The infected animal, a calf, was found in Zavala County, Texas. The USDA estimates that keeping screwworms out of the US has saved the livestock industry $900 million each year. Read more...
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