# Oklahomans urged to be watchful as neighboring states see increase in screwworm cases | Oklahoma State University

> Oklahoma State University experts urged cattle producers, hunters and animal owners to watch for New World screwworm after cases rose in south and west Texas, southern New Mexico and eastern Arizona. The article reports 127 total cases since early June, with 64 currently active, and no cases yet in Oklahoma.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:19:25.127Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96757-oklahomans-urged-to-be-watchful-as-neighboring-states-see-increase-in-screwworm
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm infestations threaten cattle health and movement, and an expanding outbreak in the Southwest raises the risk of livestock losses and tighter animal-movement restrictions, which can lift live cattle and feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-06 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| December 2, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26910-cow-calf-corner-december-2-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.6% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23277-usda-announces-sweeping-plans-to-protect-the-united-states-from-new-world.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-16 | [Screwworm threat halts cattle imports from Mexico \| Mississippi State University Extension Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24639-screwworm-threat-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-mississippi-state-university.md) | +1.4% | +6.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-27 | [The National Directorate of Animal Health, in response to the unusual increase in cases of New World Screwworm in the Province of Darién, announces – COPEG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37274-the-national-directorate-of-animal-health-in-response-to-the-unusual-increase.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-25 | [The screwworm parasite continues to spread in Texas, threatening cattle and wildlife : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18767-the-screwworm-parasite-continues-to-spread-in-texas-threatening-cattle-and.md) | -2.9% | -10.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-06 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| December 2, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26910-cow-calf-corner-december-2-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.3% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23277-usda-announces-sweeping-plans-to-protect-the-united-states-from-new-world.md) | +4.7% | +2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-16 | [Screwworm threat halts cattle imports from Mexico \| Mississippi State University Extension Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24639-screwworm-threat-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-mississippi-state-university.md) | -0.3% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- extension.okstate.edu: https://extension.okstate.edu/articles/2026/oklahomans-urged-to-be-watchful-as-neighboring-states-see-increase-in-screwworm-cases

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