What to Know About the New World Screwworm

New World Screwworm Outbreak Raises Alarm Across Southern US

A decades-old livestock threat has resurfaced in the United States, prompting concerns about major economic losses for ranchers and farmers. According to CNN, the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasitic fly once eradicated from the country, has been detected in Texas and other parts of the Southwest. The parasite lays eggs in wounds or body openings of warm-blooded animals. After hatching, the larvae feed on living tissue and can kill untr…

What to know about the New World screwworm

Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told residents to brace themselves for an “extraordinarily challenging summer.” A flesh-eating parasite that did hundreds of millions of dollars of damage across the state in the 1960s and ’70s, one that had been considered eradicated from the US for decades, has come back and poses a serious threat to cattle, wildlife and pets.

Minnesota state veterinarian worries New World screwworm could enter the state

A gruesome parasite that eats its animal host alive has been found in southern states. Minnesota’s state veterinarian worries it could make its way north.

New website has everything you need to know about flesh-eating parasite in the US

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