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The screwworm larva has tusk-like mandibles protruding from its mouth<\/p>\n

Scott Camazine\/Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Countries across the Americas have spent billions trying to control the New World screwworm since the flesh-eating parasite devastated cattle in the US in the 1950s.<\/p>\n

But a recent surge in infections in Central America suggests that containment efforts could be failing, imperilling the region\u2019s food supply and tens of billions of dollars\u2019 worth of cattle.<\/p>\n

What is screwworm?<\/h2>\n

The New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax)<\/em> is an insect endemic to South America\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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