HEALTHBORDER REPORT
As screwworm nears, rural Zapata County has no vet to get preventative drugs
Cases of New World screwworm are increasing in Texas, and rural Zapata County is particularly vulnerable because it has no veterinarian to administer preventative drugs to livestock or pets.
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