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Agriculture
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Texas ramps up effort to keep Mexican flesh-eating parasite away from its cattle ranches | Fortune

A new Texas facility began dispersing sterile male New World screwworm flies to prevent infestations and protect the U.S. cattle industry.
fromArs Technica
6 months ago

Horrifying screwworm infection confirmed in US traveler after overseas trip

Flesh-eating screwworm larvae poised to invade the US have snuck into Maryland via the flesh of a person who had recently traveled to El Salvador, upping anxiety about the ghastly-and economically costly-parasite. Reuters was first to report the case early Monday, quoting Andrew Nixon, spokesperson for the US Department of Health and Human Services, who said in an email that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed the case on August 4 in a person who had returned from a trip to El Salvador.
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