Texas – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is warning ranchers and livestock owners to remain vigilant after federal officials confirmed two New World screwworm cases in Hudspeth County, Texas, as well as two additional cases in southern New Mexico.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the four cases on October 24. The detections involved two cattle in Hudspeth County, one cow in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and one ram in the same New Mexico county.
“The New World screwworm threat has not gone away, not by a long shot,” Miller said. He warned that the latest detections pose a concern for Texas livestock, ranchers’ livelihoods and national food security…