Pennsylvania Enforces Quarantine Amid New World Screwworm Outbreak in Texas
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine order restricting movement of susceptible livestock after New World screwworm cases were confirmed in neighboring Texas. The U. S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of a screwworm in a calf in Zavala County, Texas, according to CBS News. BBC reported that this was the first U.
S. case since the 1960s, raising concerns about livestock impacts. NBC News said the USDA allocated $750 million for a sterile-fly facility to prevent a wider outbreak. AP News later announced two additional infestations in Texas cattle and a dog, bringing the state total to four cases. WGAL reported that Pennsylvania’s quarantine limits animal movement and urges heightened biosecurity to protect local herds.
