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Science: Parasitic Bugs Are Making Combacks Across The Country

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Jun 11, 202644:51News & Politics

In 1966, the United States declared victory over a destructive flesh-eating parasite that devastated livestock. The New World Screwworm is a fly whose larvae burrow into the living flesh of mammals. It was eradicated aft...

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Science: Parasitic Bugs Are Making Combacks Across The Country is an episode from 1A by NPR. In 1966, the United States declared victory over a destructive flesh-eating parasite that devastated livestock. The New World Screwworm is a fly wh...

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Published Jun 11, 2026, 44:51 long, audio available.