We'd been keeping them at bay for decades at the isthmus, if memory serves? Then a bunch of, ahem, "budget cuts" prevented keeping it up and they spread like wildfire

Edit: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/flesh-eating-worms-disease-containment-america-panama/611026/

Ironically one of the drugs that prevents this is ivermectin.

Ah, so the worm in RFK's head has been playing the long game

It's the screwworm.

Screwworms, which are a fly larva and incredibly painful...

Cattle ranchers, have the day you voted for...

The CDC still exist?

So wierd that flesh eating parasite is the least troubling headline today.

Is it weird that I'm cheering for a flesh-eating parasite?

Don't worry, it's just texas 🤷‍♀️ the cowboys can handle it with their guns, I guess /s

Oh boy, and you've got RFK Jr on the case.

I hear those pair nicely with the brain eating ones.

They may already have drilled into the brains of US plutocracy/leadership class ! Please keep an eye on any odd behavior from them lately..

LLM warning for those who are triggerable.

Broad Definition of "Wound": The fly doesn't need a major injury. It can lay eggs in something as tiny as a tick bite, a mosquito bite, a small scratch, or a shaving cut.

Natural Openings: The fly will lay eggs in or near the nose, mouth, eyes, ears, and genitals. In these cases, no "wound" is necessary; the larvae hatch and burrow directly into the moist tissue of the orifice.

Kind and of scary, just wake up one day and feel something nomming away inside your eyelid.

Oh no