first case
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The first case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that typically feeds on livestock, has been detected a calf in Texas—the first U.S. case in six decades.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
In the first case, you want to celebrate; in the second, you want to be left alone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Breathitt School District, located in the US state of Kentucky, had been poised to litigate the first case attempting to make social media companies cover those costs.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The first case was reported on April 24, in a healthcare worker who later passed away.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
The Neylan board’s first case involved a former Los Alamos chemist named Robert Hurley, who had fallen under suspicion because his Latvian-born wife purportedly had leftist sympathies.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
