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Mexico's cattle industry is facing a convergence of drought, disease and disrupted trade that has cut northern Mexican ranchers off from the U.S. market that shaped them for more than a century.

Texas Biomed plans on partnering with Flyttr, formerly known as Oxitec, a private biotech company based in England that specializes in pest management.

Track confirmed New World screwworm infestations in Texas and learn what the flesh-eating parasite is, which animals are at risk, how it spreads, what symptoms to watch for and what officials are doing to contain the outbreak.

The USDA confirmed four new New World screwworm cases in Texas, including the first reported infestations in Crockett and Terrell counties.

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New cases involving a calf in La Salle County and a goat in Gillespie County bring Texas' total to five confirmed detections in less than a week. Federal officials are also investigating an infested dog linked to New Mexico and Mexico.

Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that potentially could devastate the nation's cattle industry.

On Monday, state Rep. Don McLaughlin said the parasitic fly that threatens the state's cattle industry was 1 mile away. U.S. officials said that was not yet true.

The detection marks the first U.S. case of New World screwworm since the parasite was eradicated in the 1960s.