SECURITYJun 8 · 13:58 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIAssociated Press

Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says

The USDA confirmed two new New World screwworm cases in Texas, bringing the total to four. The agency is using sterile male flies to eradicate the pest, which threatens the cattle industry and was previously eliminated in the U.S. in the 1960s.

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U.S. Department of AgricultureorganizationNew World screwwormtopicLa Salle CountyplaceAndrews CountyplaceDudley HoskinspersonBrooke RollinspersonU.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratoryplacesterile male fliestopic

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