"Maneater" screwworm that lays eggs in nostrils and open wounds headed towards Texas

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent out an advisory warning hunters, livestock owners, and outdoorsy folks near the southern border to watch out for a flesh-eating parasite known as the New World Screwworm.

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