Texas officials warn of infectious, parasitic screwworms found in Mexico

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's a new infectious worm that Texas officials are warning about.

The New World Screwworm was recently detected in Mexico, and the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife is asking people in South Texas to watch out for animals affected by the screwworms. The parasitic screwworm was eradicated from the United States in 1966, but it is widespread in some Caribbean and South American countries.

New World Screwworm photo (Courtesy Centers for Disease Control...