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Texas on front lines of screwworm fight

Chron on MSN · 20h

Texas on front lines of screwworm fight as flesh-eating parasite hits U.S

As Texas ramps up efforts to stop the spread of a flesh-eating parasite, health officials confirmed Monday the first U.S. case of the New World screwworm (NWS) in a human. The case involved a patient returning from travel in El Salvador,

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 54m

‘It eats flesh. It's something like out of a horror movie,' TDA commish says of screwworm

The first human case of the flesh-eating screwworm has been detected in the US, but Texas has already been on the lookout for the parasite.

Houston Chronicle · 18h

As Texas gears up for a screwworm fight, the first U.S. patient has been identified

The CDC confirmation came about a week and a half before the U.S. agriculture secretary said Texas would host a sterile fly facility to slow the screwworm spread.

15hon MSN

First human screwworm case linked to travel confirmed in U.S., HHS says

"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.

Houston Public Media2h

The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically ...

CultureMap Austin on MSN6d

USDA is building fly factory in Texas to thwart screwworm parasite

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts ...

American Hunter1d

Texas Launches Another Screwworm Defense Tool

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced this month it has developed a state-of-the-art attractant to track New ...

KTAB Abilene on MSN4d

A Looming Threat: Big Country ranchers prepare for possible screwworm invasion

With swarms of screwworms slowly making their way towards the U.S. southern border, many ranchers across Texas are educating ...

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Degrees of Science: New World Screwworm

In this week's Degrees of Science we are learning about the New World Screwworm, and about the impacts it could have on Texas ...

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Focus at Four: How SIT technique will be used to wipe out New World screwworm

Governor Greg Abbott announced that at least $750 million will go into a new Texas facility to prevent the spread of this ...

Money Talks News on MSN5d

Texas Faces Beef Crisis As Deadly Screwworm Returns

Ranchers warn the deadly screwworm fly is approaching Texas borders, threatening cattle herds and beef prices, The New York ...

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