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Texas has detected a flesh-eating parasite in livestock after 60 years
Texas officials announced they have detected the New World screwworm in livestock, the first evidence of the parasite in that state in decades.
NPR Health — 7 June 2026
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Texas officials announced they have detected the New World screwworm in livestock, the first evidence of the parasite in that state in decades.
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