HEALTHJun 8 · 19:19 UTCBORDER REPORTAdam Schwager

USDA Sec. Rollins, Gov. Abbott give update on flesh-eating pest spotted in Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins met to discuss the USDA's 'War on Screwworm' plan to eradicate the invasive New World screwworm, which has resurfaced in Texas after being eradicated in 1966.

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