Screwworm Comeback Raises Concerns
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
OXFORD, Mississippi, March 19 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Screwworm Comeback Raises Concerns
Flesh-eating pests sighted moving north, but have been eradicated before
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New World screwworms once threatened livestock, pets and people across the southern United States. Decades after a successful eradication effort, the pests may be returning.
The United States was officially declared . . .
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Screwworm Comeback Raises Concerns
Flesh-eating pests sighted moving north, but have been eradicated before
*
New World screwworms once threatened livestock, pets and people across the southern United States. Decades after a successful eradication effort, the pests may be returning.
The United States was officially declared . . .