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Flesh-eating screwworm outbreak escalates in West Texas; strict transport ban issued

Flesh-eating screwworm outbreak escalates in West Texas; strict transport ban issued
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Federal and state agricultural officials have confirmed that the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has reached 27, prompting Texas authorities to issue a fresh round of emergency quarantine orders to combat the flesh-eating parasite's expansion in West Texas.

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