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This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. A deadly flesh-eating parasitic larva was just found in a human in the U.S. Is that cause for panic? Probably not. State and federal health officials say that the public health risk from this travel-related case is low. The nasty bugger known as the screwworm has been largely eradicated in the U.S. since the 1960s, and …

In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms  Reuters Gov. Abbott, USDA Secretary to discuss threat, prevention of New World screwworm  KSAT Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US  Chicago Tribune Mexican Ranchers Hit by Flesh-Eating Screwworm Want Action on Cattle Smuggling  U.S. News & World Report United effort in the fight against New …