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FDA Approves New Drug for Screwworms
Published 4 days, 3 hours ago
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The FDA just approved nitenpyram, a flea treatment turned lifesaver, to combat the deadly New World screwworm—now confirmed in nine U.S. cases, mostly in Texas—with vets rushing to treat pets over two pounds and four weeks old before this invasive fly, which lays eggs in open wounds and eats live flesh, spreads further north from Panama.
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