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Health officials urge vigilance as New World screwworm cases found in Grant County

Headline from KRQE Albuquerque

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New cases of the parasitic New World screwworm are raising the alarm, this time in southwest New Mexico. "It feels like it's here and it feels more like the beginning of an infestation that could cause disruptions,” said New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association President Tom Paters…

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    New Mexico health officials confirm 2 additional New World screwworm cases (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    (KVIA) -- Thursday, New Mexico animal health officials confirmed two additional New World screwworm cases in Grant County, which is about an hour and a half drive north of Deming. NWS is a parasite whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals.

  2. Border Report

    2 new cases of screwworm confirmed in New Mexico (opens Border Report)

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    EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- New Mexico has confirmed two new cases of New World screwworm. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that the new cases involved a horse and a calf in Grant County, a T-shaped county that stretches from the Arizona state line and the Gila Natio…

  3. KOB 4

    More screwworm cases identified in New Mexico (opens KOB 4)

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    New Mexico officials confirmed two more New World screwworm cases in Grant County, expanding response efforts and adding restrictions in two infested zones.

  4. The Fence Post

    NM confirms two additional New World screwworm cases (opens The Fence Post)

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    GRANT COUNTY, N.M. – New Mexico animal health officials have confirmed two additional New World screwworm cases in Grant County, one in a horse and one in a calf. State and federal officials are continuing...

  5. KRQE Albuquerque

    Health officials urge vigilance as New World screwworm cases found in Grant County (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New cases of the parasitic New World screwworm are raising the alarm, this time in southwest New Mexico. "It feels like it's here and it feels more like the beginning of an infestation that could cause disruptions,” said New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association President Tom Paters…

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