Las Cruces and other southern New Mexico communities are now in ‘infested zones’ after new cases of New World screwworm were discovered.
New Mexico officials have announced two cases of screwworm in Doña Ana County after a sheep on the New Mexico State University campus and a cow at an off-campus location were found to be infected by the flesh eating larvae.
Because of these recent discoveries, much of the southern part of the county has been placed in an infested zone. While this classification does not place any restrictions on residents, animals may have to be inspected if they move within or out of the area…