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What a lovely day. I sure do hope no parasitic maggots that burrow into and feed on living tissue or flesh enter the United States after decades of successful containment in Central America. (hexbear.net)
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[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 34 points 3 days ago

Doesn’t the fact that this was detected “one mile from the Texas border” imply that this is already a problem in Mexico? How big of a problem is it there?

[-] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 31 points 3 days ago

At least 26,216 screwworm cases have been identified across Mexico, and upward of 2,700 remain active, the USDA said.

Via CBS news

[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago

Well that is sub-optimal.

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