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Two More Texas Screwworm Infections Found in Animals Far Apart, USDA Says
The USDA said the new cases were found in a calf and a dog, bringing the total confirmed Texas cases to four.
- On Monday, the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed two more New World Screwworm cases in a calf in La Salle County and a dog in Andrews County, bringing the total to four.
- Absent since the 1960s, the New World Screwworm lays eggs in open wounds of warm-blooded animals, with early reports indicating the infested dog was recently in Mexico.
- The USDA is dropping around 10 million sterile flies weekly to eradicate the pest, investing over a billion dollars to "beat this back" as done about 50 years ago.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dismissed criticism from Commissioner Sid Miller regarding the agency's response as "disturbing and disruptive," asserting the administration is moving at "Trump speed."
- The USDA plans to increase sterile fly production at new plants while Rollins assured the public the food supply is "not at risk" from the parasite.
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Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that potentially could devestate the nation’s cattle industry.
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