TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
Screwworm detection prompts disaster declaration
Gov. GregAbbott issued a statewide disaster declaration late last week after the New World screwworm was found in two calves in South Texas, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Two cases have been identified in newborn calves in Zavala County, about 5.6 miles apart. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said a strike team was on site and that res…