The flesh-eating screwworm, a pest which had been officially eradicated from the United States and Mexico, has surfaced in West Texas. Still uncertain when or where this pest entered the country, state and federal livestock officials are urging veterinarians, horseowners, ranchers, and hunters to check animals for maggots that may have burrowed into sores or wounds.
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