Oh good, screwworms are back (2025)

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Author: timr

Date: 6/10/2026

Article Summary:
The article discusses the resurgence of the New World Screwworm, a fly that lays eggs in living animals' wounds and eats them alive, and how it was previously eradicated but has now reappeared due to institutional failure and lack of attention.