Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says

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Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the US for the first time since 1966. New World Screwworm (NWS) has been advancing across Mexico for the past year and has now been found in a calf in Texas, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday evening. Efforts to delay the arrival of screwworm in the US have been under way since cases began increasing in Central America and Mexico.