USDA confirms New World screwworm in Texas

New World screwworm has been confirmed in the United States. During a call with reporters Wednesday evening, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins the lone case was found in the umbilical area of a three-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas.  “We have established a 20-kilometer infested zone around the detection and implementing quarantines, movement controls, and surveillance […]

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