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Summary by The Waco Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: BY KELSEY BROWN Hearst Newspapers, as published by Waco Tribune-Herald · September 17, 2026 · 1 min read

The New World screwworm has been detected in a new species as the flesh-eating parasite continues to threaten livestock and wildlife in Texas.

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Summary created by	The Waco Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	BY KELSEY BROWN Hearst Newspapers, as published by Waco Tribune-Herald
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Sep 17, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 17, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples