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New World screwworm larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, creating severe wounds that can be fatal if left untreated.

A second case of New World screwworm was confirmed in Texas this week in a one-month old calf nearly six miles from where the first case was detected.

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The screwworms primarily target animals, posing a threat to Texas’s multibillion-dollar livestock industry.