July 29, 2026 at 6:45 am CDT
Screwworm Count Holds at 42 in Texas as Active Infestations Stay Near Their Lowest of the Outbreak
Eight weeks into the first New World screwworm outbreak on U.
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July 23, 2026 at 6:30 am CDT
Resolved Screwworm Cases Now Outnumber Active Ones Three to One as the Texas Count Ticks to 42
A new infestation in a Sutton County goat, confirmed July 21, pushed the United States tally of New World screwworm to 42 cases — up from the 41 reported last week, when the parasite reached Starr County on the Rio Grande for the first time — but the more telling number this week is how few of those cases are still live.
July 20, 2026 at 6:43 am CDT
Screwworm Reaches Starr County as U.S. Case Count Climbs to 41
New World screwworm has been confirmed in Starr County for the first time, carrying the outbreak into a Rio Grande border county and pushing the U.
July 16, 2026 at 2:22 pm CDT
New World Screwworm Cases Climb to 39 Across Texas and New Mexico as Newest Detection Hits Pecos County
Confirmed New World screwworm infestations in the United States have risen to 39, according to the U.
July 15, 2026 at 6:30 am CDT
Federal Screwworm Research Dollars Reach Six Texas Universities as U.S. Case Count Holds
Six Texas universities are among the recipients of a $105 million federal research push against the New World screwworm, the U.
July 13, 2026 at 6:22 am CDT
U.S. Screwworm Tally Reaches 35 as a Crockett County Goat Marks the Newest Confirmed Case
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.
July 11, 2026 at 1:55 pm CDT
Screwworm Count Climbs to 34 as First Cases Reach Brewster County in the Big Bend
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.
July 10, 2026 at 7:19 am CDT
U.S. Screwworm Tally Holds at 32 for a Full Week as USDA’s Sterile-Fly Network Scales Up
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.
July 8, 2026 at 7:46 am CDT
Border Stays Shut to Livestock as Screwworm Closure Nears One-Year Mark
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