Article #43772

South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title Quarantine in Texas: US races to contain deadly flesh-eating parasite Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description Following the ⁠first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a US farm in decades, federal and state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested this week. US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday no other infestations of cattle or other animals have been detected around the confirmed case. The case in La Pryor, Texas, was a blow to US cattle ranchers who have been bracing for a domestic outbreak of New World screwworm as the fly...
Link https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3356029/quarantine-texas-us-races-contain-deadly-flesh-eating-parasite?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-06-04 23:03:10 (2 months ago)
Created At 2026-06-04 23:04:19 Updated At 2026-06-04 23:04:19