New World screwworm cases in Texas rise to 10, new quarantine zones established
The Brief Federal officials said 10 cases of New World screwworm have been identified in Texas. The Texas…
San Antonio-area animal shelter stops accepting wildlife amid screwworm threat
After the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Texas’ fourth New World screwworm case this week in a Gillespie…
A second cow in Texas has been found infected with screwworm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected the second incident of a New World screwworm infecting a calf in…
CSU scientists stand ready as second screwworm case confirmed in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster Friday after two cases of the New World screwworm…
Flesh-eating parasite detected in south Texas for the first time since 1966, officials confirm
The New World screwworm (NWS) fly has been detected in south Texas, the US’s largest cattle-producing state, the…