New World screwworm detected in Texas calf for first time since 1966.
The USDA confirmed New World screwworm larvae in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, approximately 50 miles from the Mexican border. Officials established a 20-kilometer quarantine zone and are releasing sterile flies to contain the parasite, which had been declared eradicated in the US since 1966.
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This event sits in the top 20% of divergence this week. 19 outlets covered it, splitting into 19 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Outlets agree on core facts but split on cause: conservative outlets blame open-border policies and illicit cattle movement, while others cite containment failures in Central America. Some highlight $2.1 billion in potential losses; others emphasize food supply is safe.
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“Flesh-eating New World screwworm detected in Texas calf, USDA says, signaling major threat to food production”CNN CNN LEFT
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“What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US” · Al Jazeera, AP News, BBC, Jerusalem Post, PBS NewsHour, Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post, Axios, Reuters, The Hill, Bloomberg
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APAP News What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US PBSPBS NewsHour Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in U.S. 4h ago AAxios New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, stoking fresh cattle fears 1d ago RReuters Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says 13h ago HThe Hill Screwworm fly detected in Texas for first time in decades 1d ago BLBloomberg US Races to Contain Deadly Screwworm Threatening Cattle Supply 1d ago RIGHT5
BBreitbart Flesh-Eating Screwworm Found in Texas, Infected Calf Detected Near Border 1d ago WTWashington Times Flesh-eating screwworm detected in Texas for first time in decades 1d ago WEWashington Examiner New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, threatening cattle industry 1d ago DWDaily Wire Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reaches U.S. Livestock 1d ago NYPNY Post 'Horror' flesh-eating New World screwworm case detected in Texas: USDA 1d ago INTERNATIONAL5
AJAl Jazeera First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried? 1d ago BBCBBC US plans to fight flesh-eating screwworm outbreak with flies and dogs 21h ago JPJerusalem Post Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texan calf, prompting USDA quarantine 1d ago GMGlobe and Mail Screwworm fly found in Texas amid widespread efforts to keep cattle threat out of U.S. 1d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Quarantine in Texas: US races to contain deadly flesh-eating parasite 19h ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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