USDA: Suspected case of screwworm in South Texas would be first case in U.S. if confirmed
03-06-2026 22:06 via feeds.texastribune.org

USDA: Suspected case of screwworm in South Texas would be first case in U.S. if confirmed

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspected case on Wednesday, one day after Secretary Brooke Rollins said the parasitic fly was 25 miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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