Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Responds to New World Screwworm Detection in Northern Mexico

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller responds to New World Screwworm detection in Northern Mexico

AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today issued the following statement after being notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of a new detection of the New World screwworm (NWS) in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico, approximately 120 miles south…

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Responds to New World Screwworm Detection in Northern Mexico

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued the following statement after being notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of a new detection of the New World screwworm (NWS) in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico, approximately 120 miles south of the Texas border. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the case in a 22-month-old bovine transported from Veracruz to a feedlot in Nuevo León…