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USDA confirms first New World screwworm case in a horse in Texas

USDA confirms first New World screwworm case in a horse in Texas
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the first case of New World screwworm in a horse in Texas. The U.S. Equestrian Federation reported the parasite was found Sept. 9 in the hind leg of a working ranch horse in Presidio County, in the Big Bend region. This marks the first reported New Wor...

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