Dossier
quarantine zones
Coverage of quarantine zones in the Nexus archive.
- A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found
The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has spread beyond Texas with confirmed cases in a dog in New Mexico. The USDA is using sterile male fly releases and quarantine zones to contain the outbreak, which threatens cattle and wildlife.