# Hunter-killed elk in Texas reveals first US wildlife case of flesh-eating screwworm

> An elk killed by a hunter on a game ranch in Pecos County, Texas, confirmed the first US wildlife case of New World screwworm. The USDA confirmed the case after domestic animals had already been found infected, with dozens of US cases identified so far. The infestation zone boundaries are set to change in response.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:16:58.863Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76544-hunter-killed-elk-in-texas-reveals-first-us-wildlife-case-of-flesh-eating
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm has already kept Mexican cattle imports restricted, tightening US feeder and fed cattle supplies and lifting beef prices. Spread into wildlife raises the risk of longer import restrictions and more domestic herd losses, which supports cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23280-in-texas-cattle-country-ranchers-brace-for-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23282-usda-to-build-texas-facility-to-fight-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19199-flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-of-us-border-says-usda-reuters.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from Mexico \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18763-flesh-eating-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-calf-as-parasite-crosses-border-from.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-02 | [How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24157-how-flesh-eating-screwworms-in-cattle-could-raise-us-beef-prices-reuters.md) | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23282-usda-to-build-texas-facility-to-fight-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +4.7% | +2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19199-flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-of-us-border-says-usda-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from Mexico \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18763-flesh-eating-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-calf-as-parasite-crosses-border-from.md) | +1.6% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- thecooldown.com: https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/texas-elk-new-world-screwworm-case/

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