{"id":2610768,"date":"2026-06-04T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flesh-eating-parasite-discovered-in-us-cattle-decades-after-being-eradicated-from-the-country\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:33:37","slug":"flesh-eating-parasite-discovered-in-us-cattle-decades-after-being-eradicated-from-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flesh-eating-parasite-discovered-in-us-cattle-decades-after-being-eradicated-from-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Flesh-Eating Parasite Discovered in US Cattle Decades After Being Eradicated from the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflesh-eating-parasite-discovered-in-us-cattle-decades-after-being-eradicated-from-the-country%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610768&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new case of New World screwworm (a maggot parasite that damages living animals) has been confirmed in Texas for the first time in 60 years: USDA says the infection was found in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County. The article describes how the USDA has been using multiple emergency treatments,including topical powder and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-new-ed-treatment-shows-promise\/\" title=\"This New ED Treatment Shows Promise\">injectable drug<\/a>,and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refusal-to-stop-screwworms-shows-mexico-is-no-friend-to-u-s\/\" title=\"Refusal To Stop Screwworms Shows Mexico Is No Friend To U.S.\">releasing sterile male flies<\/a> to prevent the parasite from reproducing-an approach that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously helped eradicate<\/a> the pest. <\/p>\n<p>While USDA officials say the risk to the broader U.S. food supply is minimal as screwworms don\u2019t target meat or produce and inspections would catch infestations, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticizes USDA\u2019s pace and strategy. The piece notes the confirmed case is the first in Texas as 1966 and warns that livestock outbreaks could worsen already-high beef prices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A major threat to livestock, pets, and wildlife has appeared in Texas for the first time in 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>In a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-wisconsin-lawsuit-to-stop-certification-challenges-nearly-160000-votes\/\" title=\"Emergency Wisconsin Lawsuit To Stop Certification Challenges Nearly 160,000 Votes\">news release<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/news\/agency-announcements\/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/a> confirmed a case of New World screwworm (NWS) in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNWS larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of living animals, causing serious damage to livestock and economic losses,\u201d according to the USDA.<\/p>\n<p>Dudley Hoskins, USDA under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs, said the agency anticipated this development. He also praised inter-agency cooperation across President Donald Trump\u2019s entire administration, as well as among state and local officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll models showed New World Screwworm entering the country in 2025; however, thanks to the hard work across the entire Trump administration and our industry, state, and local partners, we were able to buy time for this moment. Protecting our livestock industry is a national security issue of the utmost importance, and USDA is wasting no time in taking action,\u201d Hoskins said.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the USDA\u2019s \u201caction\u201d has already taken several forms.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, for instance, the agency has issued Emergency Use Authorizations for multiple NWS treatments. The agency approved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/news\/agency-announcements\/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-topical-powder-prevent-treat-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">topical powder<\/a> in April and then an over-the-counter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/news\/agency-announcements\/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-over-counter-injectable-drug-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injectable drug<\/a> in May. These treatments are applied to a variety of mammals, including cattle.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/new-world-screwworm-case-detected-texas-calf-cattle-food-supply-usda-rcna348414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>, the USDA has also begun releasing sterile male flies into the affected area. The production of new sterile male flies continues at facilities in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>This technique, which eradicated the parasite in the past, works because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-breeding-billions-of-flies-planning-to-dump-them-on-texas-and-mexico\/\" title=\"Feds Breeding Billions of Flies, Planning to Dump Them on ... and Mexico\">female flies<\/a> usually only mate once. Then, they lay their eggs in an animal\u2019s open wounds or other bodily openings. After the eggs hatch, the maggots feed on the animal\u2019s flesh. A sterile male, of course, ensures that no such eggs appear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUSDA invested heavily in the tools needed to eliminate NWS ever since cases started increasing in Central America and Mexico,\u201d Hoskins added in Wednesday\u2019s news release. \u201cThe United States has defeated this pest before, and we will do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, however, painted a less rosy picture of USDA\u2019s performance thus far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor months, the screwworm has advanced rapidly through Mexico in spite of the USDA\u2019s existing game plan,\u201d Miller said Wednesday per CNBC, adding that \u201cinstead of using every available tool, USDA moved too slowly and relied solely on a partial solution that takes years to fully implement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in its news release, USDA characterized the U.S. food supply as \u201csafe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScrewworms do not infest meat, fruits, vegetables, or other food sources,\u201d the agency wrote. \u201cUSDA\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service \u2026 ensures that the nation\u2019s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe and properly labeled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That means that \u201cevidence of screwworm infestation in an animal would be identified during these inspections, and any contaminated product from an affected animal would not be allowed to enter the food supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agency also described NWS infestations in people as \u201crare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, any parasitic outbreak among livestock threatens to exacerbate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2026\/05\/25\/some-texass-oldest-barbecue-joints-close-meat-prices-skyrocket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already-soaring beef costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said that the confirmed NWS case is the first in Texas since 1966, per CNBC.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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