New World Screwworm update

By Collyn Wright The first documented case of the New World Screwworm (NWS) in the United States in over sixty years was detected in the umbilicus of a calf in Zavala County on June 3, 2026. The Zavala County case prompted education campaigns and preparedness seminars throughout Texas.

Now, two months after the first detected case, a total of 44 cases of NWS in domesticated animals have been report…