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Possible flesh-eating screwworm case in Texas, USDA says
The USDA is investigating a possible New World screwworm case in southern Texas after detecting the parasite near the U.S.-Mexico border. A sample from a cattle ranch in La Pryor, Texas, was sent for confirmation, following 32 cases in Mexico's Coahuila state, including 19 active cases.
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