Meningitis — Worldwide/Unknown
Agricultural inspectors have seized 1304 giant African snails, one of the world’s most destructive invasive species, from sites around the USA, the Department of Agriculture said on Friday [29 Aug 2014]. The slimy pests, which can grow as big as rats, eat up to 500 different kinds of plants and can damage buildings and humans’ health. They are a particular problem in Florida, where an extermination campaign is underway.
The Agriculture Department said in a statement that officials with the
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