Quarantine in Texas: US races to contain deadly flesh-eating parasite
A flesh-eating parasite, the New World screwworm, has been detected on a farm in South Texas, marking the first such infestation in the United States in decades. Federal and state officials have implemented quarantine measures and animal movement restrictions in a 20-km radius around the affected farm in La Pryor. While no other infestations have been confirmed, the US Agriculture Department is accelerating efforts to combat the pest by building a sterile fly production facility, expected to be operational by late 2027. AI
