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"Maneater" screwworm that lays eggs in nostrils and open wounds headed towards Texas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent out an advisory warning hunters, livestock owners, and outdoorsy folks near the ...
Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ has US on alert for first time since 1966
Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.
Laredo Morning Times on MSN2d
Threat of 'maneater' fly prompts caution in Laredo and South Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife warns Laredo and surrounding areas for New World Screwworm, a "maneater" fly that feeds on live ...
Houston Public Media11d
Officials ask Texans to watch for screwworms after flesh-eating parasite’s detection in Mexico
Despite there currently being no confirmed identifications of NWS in Texas, it was recently detected in a cow at a checkpoint ...
Wichita Eagle13d
Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ has US on alert for first time since 1966
officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected. The New World Screwworm are larvae and maggots with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ that latch onto open wounds or live tissue on the body ...
Seattle Times13d
Flesh-eating parasite with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ has U.S. on alert for first time since 1966
officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected. The New World Screwworm are larvae and maggots with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ that latch onto open wounds or live tissue on the body ...