Flesh-eating New World screwworm fly is not a food safety or virus issue, Texas officials say
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials provided an update on the New World screwworm fly after the parasite was discovered in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas. Officials say food safety is not at risk and that the parasite is not transmissible like a virus.
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