The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed two additional cases of New World screwworm in Texas.
One case is in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, about 90 miles south and west of San Antonio, Texas, and the second is in a dog in Andrews County, Texas, which is in West Texas, near the border with New Mexico. APHIS reports the dog was recently in Mexico.
NWS is not a food safety issue, but is a serious pest that threatens livestock, pets, and wildlife.
For each new detection, a more than 12-mile infested zone has been established with quarantines, movement controls, and heightened surveillance.
USDA is urging residents in the area to check animals for draining or enlarging wounds, maggots or egg masses, signs of discomfort, or lesions in body openings.
