Tracking the deadly parasite threatening Texas livestock and wildlife -- the latest spread data, prevention efforts, and government response.
Confirmed New World screwworm infestations in the United States have risen to 39, according to the U.
Six Texas universities are among the recipients of a $105 million federal research push against the New World screwworm, the U.
The number of confirmed New World screwworm infestations in the United States has climbed to 35, with 34 in Texas and one in New Mexico, according to the U.
The tally of New World screwworm cases has risen to 34 and pushed into the Big Bend area for the first time, ending a week-long plateau in the outbreak that has spread across West and South Texas since June.
The count of New World screwworm has held at 32 confirmed animal cases for a full week, the longest plateau since the pest crossed into Texas in early June.
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The Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio said it will open its high-containment laboratories to a British biotechnology company to develop new tools against the New World screwworm, a new front in the response as the U.
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States rose to 31 as of July 1, according to the U.
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States climbed to 29 as of June 30, with a dog in Pecos County becoming the first Texas case in a companion animal, according to the U.
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States has climbed to 27 animals as of June 29, nearly all of them in Texas, while the cattle futures market, which includes the state's $15 billion cattle sector, is nearing all-time highs.