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The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.
The U.S. is restarting efforts to combat the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating pest threatening livestock. A facility in Edinburg, Texas, produces sterile screwworm pupae to prevent their spread.
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