Screwworm in Texas: Multiple counties declare local disasters in response to recent cases

AUSTIN, Texas - Five Texas counties have declared local disasters after multiple cases of New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas animals.

Nine cases have been reported so far, with most of them found in Texas.

By the numbers: So far, Caldwell, Gillespie, Travis, Uvalde and Zavala counties have issued local disaster declarations in response to the screwworm threat.