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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott<\/a> issued a statewide disaster declaration on Thursday to prevent the potential spread of the New World screwworm fly into the Lone Star State, as he seeks to better protect livestock and wildlife.<\/p>\n

The governor’s declaration allows the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to use all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the spread of the parasite into Texas.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0New World\u00a0screwworm fly is spreading north from Mexico<\/a> toward the border it shares with the U.S.<\/p>\n

FLESH-EATING PARASITE CASE DETECTED IN US TRAVELER RETURNING FROM CENTRAL AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Although the\u00a0New World\u00a0screwworm fly\u00a0is not yet present in Texas or the U.S., its northward spread from Mexico toward the U.S. southern border poses a serious threat to Texas’ livestock industry and wildlife,” Abbott said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“State law authorizes me to act to prevent a threat of infestation that could cause severe damage to Texas property, and I will not wait for such harm to reach our livestock and wildlife,” he continued.<\/p>\n

With his statewide disaster declaration, the governor said the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team “can fully utilize all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the re-emergence of this destructive parasite.”<\/p>\n

Texas officials<\/a> are prepared\u00a0to fully eradicate the pest\u00a0if need be, the governor said.<\/p>\n

Abbott has taken preemptive action against the New World screwworm threat by directing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission to establish a joint Texas New World Screwworm Response Team.<\/p>\n

The governor also highlighted a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a new $750 million domestic sterile New World Screwworm production facility near Edinburg, Texas.<\/p>\n

USDA ANNOUNCES $750M STERILE FLY BREEDING PROGRAM TO PROTECT CATTLE FROM MEXICAN FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Department of Agriculture said in August that the New World screwworm is a “devastating pest.”<\/p>\n

“When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds and, in rare cases, people. It is not only a threat to our ranching community, but it is a threat to our food supply and our national security,” the department said at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/gov-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-prevent-screwworm-fly-infestation-from-spreading-texas <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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