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Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says

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By ‌Heather Schlitz

CHICAGO, ​June 3 (Reuters) - ⁠New World screwworm, ​a parasitic ‌fly that eats warm-blooded animals ⁠alive, ⁠has been found in a ‌calf in ⁠Texas, ‌the ​U.S. Department of Agriculture ‌said ​on ⁠Wednesday evening, ‌exposing ⁠the nation's cattle herd ​to a ‌serious new ⁠threat.

(Reporting ​by Heather ​Schlitz)

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