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Mr Donnovan believes it is almost impossible to get control of an infestation of this scale.

An infestation occurs when fly maggots infest the living flesh of warm-blooded animals, the CDC says.

County’s jails, describing filthy conditions, vermin and insect infestations, a lack of clean water and moldy and spoiled food.

While infestations by the fly larvae primarily affect cattle, Mexican officials also registered cases in dogs, horses, sheep – and humans.

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say.