• New World Screw Worm Notice: ▲

  With the increased reports of the New World Screwworm, please refer to the information listed below to assist with reporting and movements within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) identified infested zones. For more information, please reach out to your local Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) Representative or contact me for TAHC contact information. Please feel free to share publicly with your jurisdictional constituents.

   

  How to report a suspected New World Screwworm case:

  In Livestock, Pets or Companion Animals:

  • Call your veterinarian
  • Call the Texas Animal Health Commission: 1-800-550-8242

  In Wildlife:

  • Contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department through your local TPWD wildlife biologist or call: (512) 389-4505

  In Humans:

  • Immediately contact your healthcare provider

   

  Movement:

  TAHC Livestock Movement from a NWS-Infested Zone guide:

  https://www.tahc.texas.gov/animal_health/feverticks-pests/pdf/EMGuide_NWS-LivestockMovement-InfestedZone.pdf

  TAHC Interactive Zone Maps: https://tahc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/nearby/index.html?appid=8455917e956b474f995cc3b94d3ef54b&sliderDistance=1

  Contact TAHC Region Offices Map:

  https://www.tahc.texas.gov/agency/pdf/TAHCRegionOfficeMap.pdf

  TAHC What to do if you suspect NWS in Livestock:

  https://www.tahc.texas.gov/news/brochures/TAHCFlyer_NWS-StepsIfYouSuspect.pdf

   

  Landowners:

  TPWD NWS Guide for Hunters and Landowners:

  https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_lf_k0700_1453f.pdf

  DSHS Stop NWS Guide for Farm owners and producers:

  https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/LIDS-Zoonosis/NWS/resources/for-employers-what-to-know-about-nws.pdf

  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Wildlife Monitoring and Management for NWS:

  https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RWFM-PU-432-Wildlife-Monitoring-and-Management-for-New-World-Screwworm.pdf

  TAHC Surveillance Best Practices:

  https://www.tahc.texas.gov/animal_health/feverticks-pests/pdf/TAHCFAQ_NWSSurveillance.pdf

   

  Overall Public Messaging:

  TAHC How to spot NWS: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5fcfde680bd548c23d797aef/6a34b3c39c1be9130cdf1713_NWS_Signs.jpg

  USDA NWS Confirmed Detections Map:

  https://publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov/t/MRP_PUB/views/NewWorldScrewwormPublicReporting_17805168329840/SummaryDashboard?%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y

  DSHS NWS Communications Toolkit:

  https://www.dshs.texas.gov/notifiable-conditions/zoonosis-control/zoonosis-control-diseases-and-conditions/new-world-screwworm/new-world-screwworm-communications-toolkit

  USDA APHIS Facts about NWS:

  https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/nws-myth-busters.pdf

  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Companion Animal Care in the Face of the NWS Threat:

  https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/companion-animal-care-nws/

  TAHC Sample Collection Procedures: https://www.tahc.texas.gov/animal_health/feverticks-pests/pdf/NWS_ProducerSampleCollection.pdf

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