New Mexico announces new screwworm cases, creating infested zone in Las Cruces

States Newsroom · October 27, 2026

New Mexico agriculture officials on Tuesday announced two more confirmed cases of New World screwworm, and a new infested zone in Las Cruces. The two cases in Doña Ana County include a sheep on the New Mexico State University campus and a cow at an off-campus location. They follow four confirmed cases last week in…

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