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Texas is facing a nightmare scenario as the New World screwworm fly—once eradicated in the U.S. since 1966—makes a terrifying comeback. These flies lay eggs in open wounds, and their larvae feast on living tissue, posing a grave threat to livestock and even humans. With the cattle industry worth $113 billion, ranchers are on high alert, checking animals daily for signs of infestation. Officials have set up quarantine zones and ramped up sterile fly releases to halt the spread, while border closures delayed containment efforts. Though beef won’t be directly affected, the urgency is real: stop this before it becomes a full-blown crisis.
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