Invasive pest that threatens livestock, pets found in Texas calf as Kansas tracks situation

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 488

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Scientists identified a case of New World screwworm in a Texas calf, ramping up concerns nationwide about stopping the invasive parasite that can destroy livestock herds.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health is educating state ranchers and others about the pest, which was previously eradicated in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.

“NWS is not a contagious disease that spreads from animal to animal, but is …

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