Two convicted human smugglers will spend years in prison after separate cases involving undocumented migrants transported through South Texas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), alongside State partners in Texas and New Mexico, continues t...

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed two additional cases of New World screwworm in Texas.  One case is in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, […] The post Two additional cases of New World screwworm confirmed by USDA appeared first on Ottumwa Radio.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed five cases of New World screwworm in the United States as of June 8. The cases include Zavala County, Texas, where the two initial cases in calves were detected in early June; one case in La Salle County, Texas, of a calf; one goat in Gillespie County, Texas, and a […] The post New World screwworm reaches 2 states as USDA confirms fifth U.S. case appeared first on High Plains Journal.

The number of confirmed Screwworm cases in Texas has doubled. The USDA is confirming two more this morning. One involved a calf in La Salle County, which is close to the previous ones. The fourth, though, is hundreds of miles away in Andrews County, which is near the New Mexico border. The New World Screwworm fly lays eggs in open wounds and, left untreated in animals, can cause death within days. President Trump’s Agriculture Secretary is in Texas, today, giving an update on response effo

The latest cases involve a calf in La Salle County, about 90 miles south of San Antonio and roughly 50 miles from the Mexican border, and a dog in Andrews County in West Texas near the New Mexico border, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Texas Parks & Wildlife says the two newest cases are in Andrews County and La Salle County.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday two additional cases of New World Screwworm in Texas.  The cases involve a calf in La Salle County and a dog in Andrews County.  The USDA said epidemiological investigations are ongoing for both cases. New World Screwworm is a pest that threatens livestock, [...]

June 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed two additional cases of New World screwworm in Texas, involving a calf in La Salle County and a dog in Andrews County. The USDA added that epidemiological investigations are ongoing for both cases. [...]