Anew case of New World screwworm was identified in December in a six-dayold calf in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, less than 200 miles from the border. The Texas Standard reported this is the northernmost active detection of the flesh-eating larval parasite.
“The continued detections of New World Screwworm near the Texas border are grim reminders of the serious threat this pest poses to our state…