Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 9 June 2026

New World Screwworm (NWS) cases reported in Texas on June 6, 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 9 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) detected a second case of the New World Screwworm (NWS) in a calf in south Texas.
  • The NWS was previously thought to have been eradicated in the United States in 1966.
  • Florida experienced an outbreak of NWS in 2016 that primarily impacted deer and was eliminated the following year.
  • Texas established a 12-mile (20-kilometre) quarantine zone where all warm-blooded animals must be inspected before leaving.
  • A USDA study estimated that a resurgence of the screwworm could cost the Texas economy US$1.8 billion.

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