The social media world was buzzing about possible New World screwworm infections in southern states like Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma State Veterinarian Dr. Rod Hall says there have been a handful of samples submitted to Oklahoma labs for testing whether the maggot samples are screwworms. Another sample came in from Iowa, too. In every case so far, Dr. Hall said the maggots are not New World screwworms. Oklahoma Farm Report also reached out to Michael Kelsey of the Oklahoma State Cattlemen’s Association, and he further confirmed there are currently no screwworm infections in the U.S. Most samples sent in so far are from blowflies. Dr. Hall also said that Mexico hasn’t seen any new cases of NWS since the initial positive test. Dr. Hall said, “There have been no new cases of New World screwworm in that area, 370 miles south of Texas, for the last several weeks.
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