CLAIM · ASSESSED ~ · CONFIDENCE 0.65
US New World screwworm cases reached 31, with 30 in Texas and one domestic animal case in Lea County, New Mexico.
Part of the monitored dynamic New World Screwworm · VUCA INDEX 55/100
EVIDENCE CHAIN · 1
INGESTED ARTICLETIER 2JUL 5
foxla.com — Flesh-eating screwworm outbreak escalates in West Texas as confirmed cases reach
"the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has reached 31... 30 of the confirmed cases are concentrated across Texas, with one domestic animal case previously identified in Lea County, New Mexico."
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Extracted by pipeline v0.5 (claude-opus-4-8) from foxla.com · approved by christopher@vucanews.com JUL 5.
Extracted JUL 5; approved JUL 5 at 0.65.
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