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Disaster Declared as 2nd Screwworm Case Found in Texas near Border, Canada Bans Texas Cattle

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A second case of the flesh‑eating New World screwworm has been confirmed in Texas, only miles from the Mexican border, prompting Canada to shut its border to Texas livestock and Governor Greg Abbott to declare a state of disaster over what he warns is an "imminent threat."

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