AUSTIN, Oct. 26 -- The Texas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is sounding the alarm following confirmation of two New World screwworm (NWS) cases in Hudspeth County, Texas, marking a troubling development in the ongoing battle to protect the state's livestock industry from one of the most destructive parasites in agriculture. On October 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed four new cases of New World screwworm, including two cattle in Hudspeth County, Texas, one cow in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and one ram in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
"The New World screwworm threat has not gone away, not by a long sh...