Published Sep 17, 2026, 10:56 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 2 sources

Horse in New Mexico infected with screwworm before Mexico livestock imports resume

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A new case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a horse in New Mexico Thursday, days before the state was set to resume livestock imports from Mexico. The infected horse was in Grant County near the Mexican border, according to the Department of Agriculture. It is the second confirmed case in New Mexico since…