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Food supply 'not at risk' after new Texas screwworm cases, USDA secretary says

CNBC · Jun 8, 2026, 2:20 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • The U.S. food supply is "not at risk" from the return of the flesh-eating screwworm ​parasite to Texas, U.S.
  • "This is not a virus, it's not a disease, it's just a little pest, a larva that lands in a calf's wound, for example, and it can be treated," Rollins said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

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The U.S. food supply is "not at risk" from the return of the flesh-eating screwworm ​parasite to Texas, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday.

"This is not a virus, it's not a disease, it's just a little pest, a larva that lands in a calf's wound, for example, and it can be treated," Rollins said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

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