(KVIA) -- New Mexico animal health officials confirmed a second New World screwworm case in the state. It was found in a horse in Grant County, which is west of Deming. State and federal officials expanded surveillance and fly-trapping around the location to find any additional cases and determine w…
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For the first time this century, a horse in a Texas border county has been found infested with the New World screwworm (NWS). The flesh-eating screwworm was found on the hind limb of a working horse in Presidio County, Texas, according to U.S. Equestrian Federation officials.
The first confirmed case of New World screwworm in a horse has been detected in Presidio County, Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Presido County horse infected with New World screwworm The U.S.
GRANT COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico officials announced the discovery of a second New World screwworm case in the state, less than a month after infested zone restrictions were lifted. A spokesperson for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture confirmed the case in a horse in Grant County.
A new case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a horse in New Mexico Thursday, days before the state was set to resume livestock imports from Mexico. The infected horse was in Grant County near the Mexican border, according to the Department of Agriculture.
A parasite rarely encountered in the United States is receiving renewed attention after New World screwworm was detected in Texas in June 2026. The parasite has also been detected in New Mexico. While the primary...
(KVIA) -- New Mexico animal health officials confirmed a second New World screwworm case in the state. It was found in a horse in Grant County, which is west of Deming. State and federal officials expanded surveillance and fly-trapping around the location to find any additional cases and determine w…
