US Agriculture Department lifts restrictions on New Mexico’s only screwworm zone

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 379

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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United States Agriculture Department officials announced Monday that New Mexico no longer needs to maintain a restricted “infested zone” in the southeast corner of the state aimed at preventing a New World screwworm outbreak.

State and federal officials demarcated the restricted zone, a circular area with a roughly 12-mile radius, on June 7 after state officials detected New Mexico’s first New World screwworm case in a pet dog.

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