Texas is racing to contain a flesh-eating parasite that can infect animals and, more rarely, humans, causing horrific wounds that can be fatal if left untreated.
​The New World screwworm has infected three calves and a goat in Texas. Officials confirmed a fifth case in New Mexico involving a dog that traveled to Mexico on June 8.
​According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), at least seven people have died from screwworm infections in Central America and Mexico as of January 20.
​This month, the CDC reported more than 185,000 cumulative animal cases in the same geographic areas, and more than 2,100 cases in people….Â
Texas Races to Contain Flesh-Eating Parasite Amid Threat to Livestock
