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 ...

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 ...

Greg Abbott pledges state resources to fight spread of New World screwworm flies

The Texas governor is hoping to speed up construction of a South Texas facility that will breed sterile flies to slow the ...

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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lays out plans to combat a New World screwworm infestation in Texas, emphasizing that there is a ...
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Canada temporarily blocking livestock from Texas due to New World screwworm

OTTAWA — Canada is temporarily restricting the import of livestock from Texas over concerns about a parasitic fly with ...

New World screwworm found in South Texas. Here's what to know

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, unlike common maggots that feed only on dead flesh, screwworm larvae tear ...
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Gov Abbott says New World Screwworm causing no confirmed food safety issues in Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday that "there is no food safety issue” after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed ...

Second New World screwworm case confirmed in Texas; experts urge pet owners to stay vigilant

Texas officials are ramping up efforts with the USDA to combat the New World screwworm's spread in South Texas, posing risks to livestock, pets and humans.