{"id":3643,"date":"2026-06-05T18:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:31:15","slug":"flesh-eating-screwworm-in-texas-gov-abbott-update-on-state-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3643","title":{"rendered":"Flesh-eating screwworm in Texas: Gov. Abbott update on state response"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>Governor Greg Abbott and state health officials say they are moving swiftly to address the first case of flesh-eating screwworm found in the U.S. in Texas.<\/p>

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What they’re saying:<\/p>

At a news conference this afternoon, Gov. Abbott stressed that there was no food safety issue and that it was a food production issue.\u00a0<\/p>

Abbott updated a statewide declaration to authorize the use of and reallocate resources to respond and make available any and all state personnel to accelerate the eradication of the screwworm.<\/p>

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Part of the eradication plan involves the major sterile fly dispersal and production facility in Edinburg.<\/p>

Most of the efforts will be in Zavala and Uvalde Counties.<\/p>

What you can do:<\/p>

Officials urge people to check animals daily and check small wounds and tick bites.<\/p>

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Wounds should be treated promptly.<\/p>

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