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…