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Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with first case detected in Texas cattle
news BBC US & Canada June 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM

Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with first case detected in Texas cattle

A calf near the US-Mexico border is the first case of the parasite in the US in 60 years.

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