Tag: New World Screwworm
Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas; USDA launches massive response
The USDA has confirmed a case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm in a Texas calf, marking its return after being eradicated in 1966. To contain the outbreak, officials have established a 20-kilometer quarantine zone and are releasing millions of sterile flies to crash the population.
New World screwworm detected 70 miles from US-Mexico border
The affected animal, an 8-month-old cow, had recently been transported to a certified feedlot in Nuevo León from southern Mexico, where active screwworm cases are present.
New World screwworm again halts livestock trade with Mexico
Flesh-eating parasite nears U.S. border, halts livestock trade with Mexico amid rising fears of outbreak and threats to U.S. agriculture.
US shuts southern border to livestock amid screwworm threat
US halts live animal imports from Mexico to stop deadly New World Screwworm, now less than 1,000 miles from Texas, from crossing the border.
