USDA confirms two more cases of flesh-eating screwworm

Lucian Nemoiu

June 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the United States' food supply is not at risk after confirming two more cases of the New World screwworm in Texas. New cases were confirmed in La Salle County and Andrews County, Texas. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the federal government has officials in Texas helping to contain the Cochliomyia hominivorax. "This is not a virus, it's not a disease, it's just a little pest, a larva that lands in a calf's wound, for example, and

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USDA confirms two more cases of flesh-eating screwworm https://www.upi.com - 08.06.2026 20:34