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US Confirms New World Screwworm in a Dog in Arizona
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October 28, 2026

New World screwworm and other botfly specimens are placed under a microscope as part of a demonstration at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville, Texas, U.S., July 14, 2026. (Reuters File)

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The US Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a dog in Arizona, according to a statement on Wednesday.

It is the first detection in Arizona, USDA said.

(Reporting by Christian Martinez and Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Jasper Ward)

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