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Potentially Deadly, Flesh-Eating Parasite Nears the US, New Sightings Reported Within 90 Miles of the Border
Texas officials say the parasite can kill animals and people, and the USDA has not contained its spread, prompting ranchers to stay alert.
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a warning on Friday after New World screwworms were detected in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, about 90 miles from the U.S. border.
- Posing a massive risk to the United States' over $600 billion livestock industry, the New World screwworm is a 'devastating pest' that eats live tissue; female flies can lay up to 3,000 eggs during a 30-day lifespan.
- Protecting against infection involves keeping wounds covered and using products containing 0.5% permethrin, according to the CDC, as infestations cause painful, foul-smelling wounds that can be fatal if left untreated.
- Federal officials reported the spread has 'not been successfully contained to date,' prompting the USDA to escalate surveillance and produce sterile flies to stop the parasite from crossing the border.
- Urging producers to monitor livestock, Miller stated 'there is zero margin for delay' regarding early detection, as Texans work to prevent a full-blown crisis that could devastate herds and livelihoods.
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