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Border Report Live: Feds focus on wildlife as New World screwworm cases increase in US
There are a dozen New World screwworm cases in two Southwest border states, prompting federal authorities to focus on preventing wildlife from spreading the parasites. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins highlighted the concern and increased efforts to address the issue.
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