A flesheating New World screwworm was just found in a Texas cow—here’s what to know - Peer2Peer

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A flesheating New World screwworm was just found in a Texas cow—here’s what to know

Jun 04, 2026

This marks the first case of the New World screwworm in U.S. livestock since the parasite was eliminated in the country in the 1960s

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-flesh-eating-new-world-screwworm-was-just-found-in-a-texas-cow-heres-what-to-know/

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