Ranchers in Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock

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Ranchers in Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock

Friday 25th July 2025, 5:28AM

In the southern state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala, the New World screwworm fly's rapid spread appears to have caught most ranchers off guard, despite memories of previous outbreaks in the 1980s and 1990s.

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