The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite whose northward creep from South America has put the country's cattle industry on high alert in recent months.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/national/2025/08/26/529479/the-u-s-confirms-its-first-human-case-of-new-world-screwworm-what-is-it/

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Good Morning Folks,

Today I learned:

We have a 50 year biological war with invading flesh-eating maggots otherwise known as the screwworm fly.

Have a fantastic day!

https://youtu.be/zxq60I5RSW8?si=f4TZi5PrUeLS5RoS

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