Flesh-eating screwworm parasite scares Texas ranches and pet owners

A flesh-eating parasite is raising concerns in Texas, there have already been at least four confirmed cases of New World screwworm in the state. KTXS spoke with Dr. Allen Bolt, a local veterinarian, about what animal owners need to know. RELATED | New World screwworm found in Texas Hill Country goat, raising total detections to five "Not all maggots that you see on animals are screw worms," Dr. Bolt said. "The screwworms eat flesh and they bury down into it. The other maggots attack dead flesh, but these attack live flesh." _________________________________________ Follow WCYB on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@news5wcyb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/news5wcyb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/news5wcyb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news5wcyb/ Have a tip? Email us at [email protected] Have a video or photo you want to share? Upload it to https://wcyb.com/chimein WCYB is a Virginia-based station and NBC and FOX Television affiliate, and WEMT is a Tennessee-based station and ROAR affiliate, owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #wcyb #tricities #localnews #news5wcyb #virginia #bristol #virginianews