{"id":286,"date":"2026-06-04T18:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=286"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:11:31","slug":"usda-expects-to-contain-screwworm-case-in-texas-rollins-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=286","title":{"rendered":"USDA Expects to Contain Screwworm Case in Texas, Rollins Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Leah Douglas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON, \u2060June \u20604 (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. \u2060Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins \u200bsaid on Thursday that the \u200cUSDA believes it can \u200ccontain a \u2060case \u2060of New World screwworm in Texas, the \u200bfirst case in the state since 1966.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=284\">US Will Uphold Tariff Caps in Deals With EU, Japan and Others, U.S. Trade Chief Says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We do not \u200bbelieve this will be an infestation. \u2060We\u2019ll \u2060be able to \u2060isolate \u200beach case,&#8221; Rollins said during testimony \u200bbefore the \u2060House Agriculture Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=282\">US Supreme Court Backs FCC in Clash With Wireless Carriers Over Fines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve got the teams on the ground ready to \u2060go,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture on \u2060Wednesday confirmed a screwworm case in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, a town about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the U.S.-Mexico border. 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