Flesh-eating parasite 'no longer contained in Texas' as Trump USDA deflects blame (opens in new tab)

found in a calf in Texas did not pose a threat to the United States’ larger cattle herd, which is at its lowest point in 75 years due largely to drought conditions—but the US Department of Agriculture is now acknowledging that cases of the parasite have been found outside the Texas containment zone and as far away as in New Mexico, as Republican officials attempt to blame the Biden administration for the outbreak. While Democratic lawmakers are among those connecting the arrival of screwworm—...