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Screwworm Cases Rise To 4 In Texas—Here’s How It Could Drive Up Beef Prices

Forbes · Jun 8, 2026, 2:16 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

DOGE cut funding for the New World screwworm monitoring program and then reportedly ignored ranchers warning the parasite was working its way to the U.S.

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Screwworm Cases Rise To 4 In Texas—Here’s How It Could Drive Up Beef Prices

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