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.

The reintroduction of the New World Screwworm has been feared by authorities in Texas for some time. The discovery in Zavala County poses a serious threat to livestock producers within the state and nationwide should the screwworm migration spread. As reported by Breitbart Texas’ Bob Price, officials in the state have braced…

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