Spencer Heath, Digital Journalist
Rocky Garza, Content Gatherer
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Spencer Heath, Digital Journalist
Rocky Garza, Content Gatherer
Ainsley Bowar, Producer
Priscilla Carraman, Manager of Content and Coverage
MEDINA COUNTY, Texas – The New World Screwworm was detected Tuesday in a cow in northwest Medina County, according to the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC).
Due to the detection of the New World Screwworm, Medina County Judge Keith Lutz said in a statement that portions of Bandera, Medina and Uvalde counties have since been designated as “Infested Zone 09.”
Bandera County Commissioners are meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday to consider declaring a local state of disaster regarding the parasitic fly. KSAT is livestreaming the commissioners meeting in this article.
To prioritize the health of animals and reduce the spread of the parasitic fly, the Texas Animal Health Commission said a quarantine is now in effect for Infested Zone 09.
The following animal movement restrictions are now imposed:
According to the TAHC, the order will remain in effect until the quarantine is lifted.
As of Thursday morning, there are 17 active cases of the New World Screwworm in Texas, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture online dashboard.
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Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He’s worked as a journalist in San Antonio since June of 2022. Outside the newsroom, he enjoys watching movies and spending time with family.
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Rocky Garza Jr. is a Content Gatherer at KSAT-12 News.
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