HEALTHWAFB BATON ROUGE
The flesh-eating pest that once cost ranchers millions is back
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly eradicated from U.S. cattle since 1966, has resurfaced in Texas, New Mexico, and surrounding areas, infecting calves, a goat, and a dog. The outbreak threatens the beef industry, with record-high prices and reduced cattle numbers, exacerbated by recent funding cuts to monitoring programs.
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