US confirms three new cases of flesh-eating screwworm in livestock

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed three new cases of New World screwworm in livestock this week, two in Texas and one in New Mexico. The parasitic infestation affected a calf in La Salle County and a goat in Gillespie County, Texas, marking the latest spread of the flesh-eating pest that officials are scrambling to contain before it becomes endemic to the region.