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HEALTHJun 4 · 21:30 UTCWIREDBeth Mole, Ars Technica

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

The USDA confirmed the first known infection of flesh-eating screwworms in the US, which were eradicated in the 1960s. The carnivorous fly larva feed on the flesh of living mammals.

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