Beef Consumers Don’t Need to Worry About the Screwworm Infections in Cattle, Experts Say - Regional Media News

Beef consumers don’t need to worry about the screwworm infections in cattle, experts say - Regional Media News

(NEW YORK) - The detection of New World screwworm in cattle does not pose a risk to beef consumers, and humans are unlikely to become infected by the parasite themselves, experts told ABC News. There have been a total of six cases of New World screwworm (NWS) detected among animals in the U.S. since the beginning of the month - in four cattle, one goat and a dog, according to the latest update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The goat wa…

Beef consumers don't need to worry about the screwworm infections in cattle, experts say

Cattle roam a field, June 6, 2026, in La Pryor, Texas. The first case of the New World Screwworm parasite, since its eradication from the country in 1966, was reported in Zavala County’s La Pryor by the United States Department of Agriculture. (Joel Angel Juarez/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The detection of New World screwworm in cattle does not pose a risk to beef consumers, and humans are unlikely to become infected by the parasite themselves, e…

New World Screwworm News Stirs Cattle Markets, Not Meat Supply

While the fed cattle futures market reacted and eventually the cash market might react to news of the New World screwworm’s arrival in the United States, nothing has changed with […]

Discovery of New World screwworm shouldn't have long-term market impact

FARGO, N.D. — It was "inevitable" that the New World Screwworm would make it to the U.S., said Tim Petry, North Dakota State University Extension livestock economist. "From a market standpoint, really, it shouldn't have any negative impact, other than if consumers would perceive it to be a problem, which it is not. It does not affect the meat," Petry said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the first U.S. case of New World Screwworm in…