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Texas Flesh-eating Screwworms Threaten Beef Prices
U.S. officials confirmed three new cases of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects live animals and can threaten humans, bringing the total to five in Texas and neighboring areas. The screwworm causes flesh-eating maggot infestations that can be highly painful and damaging to livestock, with concerns about a potential outbreak impacting wildlife and causing significant economic losses, including higher beef prices. Despite eradication efforts in previous decades, the flies are spreading from Central America northward, prompting government responses such as quarantines and the construction of sterile fly production facilities to control the outbreak.
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