Flesh-eating screwworm infection detected in South Texas, USDA says

A case of New World screwworm has been reported in South Texas. If confirmed, it would be the first detected breach of the US-Mexico border by the ravenous flesh-eating flies , which have been making their way up through Central America for the past several years. In a social media post Wednesday afternoon , the US Department of Agriculture said a "sample is now at USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, lowa for confirmatory testing.