Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 3 developments
Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a resurgent pest that could devastate the nation's cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.
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The New World screwworm fly has been detected in Texas for the first time in decades, with the flesh-eating larvae threatening the nation's cattle industry.
USDA confirms the first U.S. case of the destructive New World screwworm in a Texas calf, triggering emergency quarantines and political clash over containment.
McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a suspected case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the state’s $15 billion cattle industry — […]
The government cut funding for the New World screwworm monitoring program and then reportedly ignored ranchers warning the parasite was working its way to the U.S.
ZAVALA COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas officials have confirmed the state's first case of New World screwworm in more than two years after the parasite was detected in a calf in Zavala County. The Department announced Tuesday that laboratory testing confirmed the presence of New World screwworm larvae…
The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed the New World screwworm case in a 3-week-old calf from Zala County, Texas, after screwworm larvae were identified in its umbilical area, the agency wrote in a statement.
AUSTIN – On June 3, 2026, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County, Texas. A sample collected from […]
The New World screwworm fly has been detected in South Texas, federal and state officials confirmed Wednesday, marking the first time in decades the flesh-eating insect has threatened the U.S. […]
SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said on Friday that the state is working with the federal government to slow the spread of the New World screwworm days after the first case was detected in the United States in decades.
The return of the flesh-eating screwworm fly in Texas has ranchers and government agencies scrambling to contain what could threaten a $113 billion cattle industry in the U.S.
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