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USDA confirms second Texas screwworm case

US confirms second Texas screwworm case, Canada restricts livestock imports

New World screwworm larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, creating severe wounds that can be fatal if left untreated.

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New World screwworm detected in 2nd cow in Texas, USDA confirms

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Flesh-eating New World screwworm found in Texas calf, USDA says

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Screwworm Flies and Drought Spell Tougher Times for Cattle Ranchers

The discovery of the New World screwworm fly in the United States this week is threatening to further disrupt an already strained cattle business at a moment when many ranchers also contending with a ...

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Texas Races to Contain First U.S. Screwworm Case Since the 1960s

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Flesh-eating bug threatens cattle herds

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Flesh-eating worm, baffling cold case, cameos on ‘Friends’: Catch up on the day’s stories

The impact could cost billions and push beef prices even higher .

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The Flesh-Eating Screwworm Is Here — But Its Name Is Misleading People

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WEEKEND READ: Confronting rare challenges through science, regulation

Greg Abbott, screwworm and Texas

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'There is no food safety issue' | Gov. Abbott gives update on New World screwworm case in Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials provided an update Friday afternoon on the New World screwworm case in Texas.

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Gov. Greg Abbott expands state disaster declaration on screwworm infestation in South Texas

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Gov. Greg Abbott lays out plans to combat a New World screwworm infestation in Texas

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USDA confirms second screwworm case in Texas

A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was confirmed in Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on ‌Friday, emerging just miles from where the first U.S. detection in decades was re...

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Flesh-eating New World screwworm fly is not a food safety or virus issue, Texas officials say

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New World screwworm in Texas: New case detected in Zavala County

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3 counties declare disaster after screwworm detection in Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday that the parasite was found in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, located between San Antonio and Eagle Pass.

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TN Dept. of Agriculture issues alert after screwworm fly found in Texas

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New World screwworm found in Texas calf, triggers federal response

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Inside Texas' State Operations Center as officials battle New World Screwworm

Rear Admiral Michael Schmoyer, director of the New World Screwworm Directorate for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, speaks during a news conference about Texas' response to the New World Screwworm at the State Operations Center in Austin on Friday, June 5, 2026.

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New World screwworm: Gov. Greg Abbott expands disaster declaration against parasite

State officials said they have not detected any new infestations, but are lacking in the chief counterattack to a New World screwworm invasion.

A second cow in Texas has been found infected with screwworm

The flies pose a threat the state’s $17 billion cattle industry and can infest any warm-blooded animals, including wildlife and pets.

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Georgia updates animal import rules after New World screwworm detected in Texas

Officials said there are no cases of New World Screwworm in Georgia, however, the measures are being taken out of an abundance of caution.

Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the US Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s cattle industry and only the third time it’s appeared in the United States in that time.