US confirms three new cases of flesh-eating screwworm in livestock
Key takeaways
- Cattle in Texas, where two new screwworm cases were identified.
- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the two Texas cases affected a calf in La Salle county and a goat in Gillespie county.
- The service clarified that a fifth case reported earlier on Monday in a dog in Andrews county would be reclassified as the first case detected in New Mexico.
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Cattle in Texas, where two new screwworm cases were identified. Photograph: Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters View image in fullscreen Cattle in Texas, where two new screwworm cases were identified. Photograph: Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters US news US confirms three new cases of flesh-eating screwworm in livestock Department of Agriculture says new cases in Texas and New Mexico as officials move to combat parasite’s spread
Prefer the Guardian on Google The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday confirmed three additional cases of New World screwworm – two more in Texas and the other in New Mexico, according to the agency’s animal health arm.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the two Texas cases affected a calf in La Salle county and a goat in Gillespie county.