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Photo: Dyed sterile pupae and male New World Screwworm flies being examined with a UV light making them glow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, New World Screwworm Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility at Moore Airfield, in Edinburg, Texas on Feb 10, 2026 […] Photo credit: USDA Media by Lance Cheung via Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Hollie Silverman. Newsweek – updated June 8, 2026.

A case of the New World screwworm that was previously believed to occur in Texas has now been reclassified by officials as a New Mexico case, with the dog in nearby Lea County. As of Monday, there have been five confirmed cases: the one in New Mexico and four in Texas, including three calves and a goat, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). […]

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