A flesh-eating fly has returned to the U.S. What now?
June 04, 2026
June 04, 2026
RIVERSIDE, California, June 4 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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A flesh-eating fly has returned to the U.S. What now?
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The New World screwworm lays its eggs in open wounds and burrows into skin. While human infections are rare, the insect poses an existential threat to cattle farming and dairy production. And it has returned to the United States.
While the U.S. Department of Agricul . . .
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A flesh-eating fly has returned to the U.S. What now?
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The New World screwworm lays its eggs in open wounds and burrows into skin. While human infections are rare, the insect poses an existential threat to cattle farming and dairy production. And it has returned to the United States.
While the U.S. Department of Agricul . . .