The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday confirmed two more cases of the New World screwworm parasitic infection in Texas, including one in Andrews County and the other in La Salle County.
In one of the cases, according to a news release issued by the USDA, a veterinarian in Andrews County submitted samples from an infected dog, noting that “early reports indicate the dog was recently in Mexico.”
The other case in La Salle County involved a calf, the department said, without providing details. Investigations are ongoing in both new cases.
Two other cases of the parasite were confirmed in Texas this past week, with the USDA saying one of the cases involved a one-month-old calf in Zavala County. That’s around six miles from the location of the first confirmed case involving a 3-week-old calf in southern Texas….