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'High alert': Risk of screwworm landfall in US heightens as cases near Texas' border rise to 11
Texas officials have stepped up surveillance and trapping to protect the $600 billion livestock industry amid 11 screwworm cases reported in neighboring Tamaulipas.
- On Thursday, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said officials are `high alert` after eight new screwworm cases near the border and increased surveillance at ports of entry and livestock facilities.
- Earlier this month, infections in Tamaulipas were three, raising concern officials say a local screwworm population may be established and spreading northward.
- Scientific findings underline that Texas A&M AgriLife Research says the pest is named for `screwing itself into open wounds`, causing serious damage and death.
- U.S. agriculture officials halted live cattle crossings in July, and southern ports of entry remained closed to livestock trade in the third suspension in eight months.
- Texas producers were urged to report and isolate suspicious animals immediately, as screwworm threatens the United States' over $600 billion livestock industry.
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8 more New World screwworm cases reported in Mexico near border with Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says Mexico's National Service of Agro-Alimentary Public Health, Safety, and Quality has confirmed eight new cases of New World screwworm in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. That is near the border with Texas. The number of total confirmed cases in Tamaulipas since December 30, 2025, is now 11. “It’s just plain cowboy logic—when you’re seeing this many cases, this fast, it tells …
·Panama City, United States
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