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Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (920+ words) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of the pest was detected. The screwworm could devastate the nation’s cattle…...
Weeks before Texas screwworm cases, state lawmakers were warned of devastating consequences
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (1012+ words) State officials and researchers warned Texas lawmakers in May that New World screwworm was advancing toward the state and could carry a billion-dollar economic toll. Less than a month before New World screwworm was confirmed in Texas for the first…...
Authorities lock down Texas area where screwworm found
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (807+ words) La Pryor, Texas ― Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a U.S. farm in decades, federal and state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on…...
USDA confirms second screwworm case in Texas
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (331+ words) La Pryor/Mexico City - 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 reported this week. The new case…...
Officials Have A Suspected Case Of The New World Screwworm Fly In South Texas, The USDA Says
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (783+ words) Donald Trump told critics of the Iran conflict to “sit back and relax” – but history isn't made by those on the sidelines. At moments like this, the public needs facts, accountability, and fearless reporting – not blind trust. The U.S....
Here’s what officials are doing to stop the spread of New World screwworm in Texas
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (505+ words) Officials are increasing trapping efforts, establishing quarantine zones and releasing millions of sterile flies after New World screwworm was confirmed in South Texas. The confirmation of a New World screwworm case in a South Texas calf on Wednesday has triggered…...
First suspected New World screwworm case detected in South Texas
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) The suspected case comes as Texas ramps up efforts to keep the livestock-killing parasite from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. A possible case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm has been detected in South Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
USDA lab in Ames tests Texas livestock sample for suspected screwworms
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (63+ words) Texas livestock sample sent to National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames to check for suspected screwworm infestation. USDA lab in Ames tests Texas livestock sample for suspected screwworms An infestation of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite may have been detected in…...
Flesh-eating screwworm detected 25 miles from U.S. border, USDA says
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (446+ words) A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to the USDA. A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to…...
New World screwworm case reported 60 miles from Texas border
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (379+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the New World screwworm is inching closer to the Texas border from Mexico. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a case has been confirmed in a young calf…...