06/10/2026
🚨 New World Screwworm Alert 🚨
Currently, there are a total of 5 confirmed cases of New World Screw Worm. Two in Texas in cattle and three in New Mexico in a dog. If you’re traveling with pets, horses, livestock, make sure you’re protecting them as best as possible.
Early detection and treatment is key! This link helps you understand where the cases are currently:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/animal-health/livestock-and-poultry-disease/stop-screwworm?fbclid=IwRlRTSASVqfVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeoA3p_zhtCi5PzplnrabBcCG-O9j1RdOFT79GJGiR8nd9vGNjqyqwexW8JhQ_aem_YlOr0vJ-yazVCG3Rw7E4KQ
Screwworm is a serious parasite that can affect pets, livestock, horses, and wildlife. Adult flies lay eggs in open wounds, and the larvae feed on living tissue, causing painful and potentially life-threatening infections.
🐾 Check pets and livestock regularly for wounds- they enter in just scratches!
🩹 Keep wounds clean and protected- fly deterrent from wounds after!
👀 Watch for swelling, drainage, foul odor, excessive licking, or visible maggots
📞 Contact Prairie Winds Veterinary Clinic immediately if you notice a suspicious wound! Or just need advice for prevention, we have that, too!!!
Learn More:
• USDA APHIS: New World Screwworm Information:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/cattle/ticks/screwworm
• CDC: About New World Screwworm
https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/about/index.html
Early detection and treatment are essential. Whether you have a dog, cat, horse, or livestock, prompt wound care is the best defense against screwworm infestations. As well as prevention using approved medications!
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