Mexican cattle banned from entering Texas over concerns about flesh-eating parasite
A flesh-eating parasite has agriculture leaders in Texas and across the nation on high alert. The New World Screwworm is making its way further north through the Americas. “It has always had the ...
Texas officials concerned about a tiny invader that poses a threat to animal and human health
The emergence of the New World screwworm in Mexico has raised alarms that the dangerous fly larvae could cross into Texas.
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Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threat
The ban on imports is a bigger problem than the screwworm itself, according to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and some Texas cattle ranchers, who say closing cattle imports damages ...
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Texas officials concerned about a tiny invader that poses a threat to animal and human health
Texas — Texas health officials are keeping watch for an invader that could severely damage the state's cattle industry. The maggot, known as the New World screwworm, can infect cattle ...