The Texas Animal Health Commission has placed movement restrictions due to an established New World Screwworm Infested Zone in Midland’s neighboring counties. The counties of Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Brewster, Crockett, Edwards, Hudspeth, Schleicher, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Val Verde and Zapata are part of that restriction.
According to TAHC officials, the 2026 NWS outbreak has been confirmed in 19 Texas counties. There are at least 49 Texas counties with at least one confirmed case of NWS. The 49 counties make up approximately 19.29% of Texas. The first detection of New World screwworm in Texas was confirmed on June 3, 2026, in a calf in Zavala County, TAHC said.
The NWS case was found in a calf in Zavala County, Texas. The calf has since recovered from the infestation and that individual animal case is now considered inactive…