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New World Screwworm

  • FILE PHOTO: A herd of cattle roam a pasture, a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that New World screwworm was detected in a Texas calf, in La Pryor, Texas, U.S. June 4, 2026.
    USDA confirms two more New World screwworm cases in Texas
    TPR Staff
    The latest cases involve a calf in La Salle County, about 90 miles south of San Antonio and roughly 50 miles from the Mexican border, and a dog in Andrews County in West Texas near the New Mexico border, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.