First U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas

By: Berenice Garcia, Texas Tribune, Ayden Runnels, Texas Tribune

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 870

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the country’s first case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the state’s $15 billion cattle industry — in South Texas.

The USDA tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, lowa, confirming the infestation, Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a press conference about the case. The infested animal is a …

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