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The New World screwworm is back in the U.S.: Here's what to know

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM CDT

After decades of containment in the Central American tropics, the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating cattle parasite, has been detected in Texas and New Mexico.

Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with veterinary entomologist Edwin Burgess of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences about what this means for U.S. livestock.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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