USDA Confirms Four Cases of Cattle Fever Tick in Texas
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Monday that there are now four cases of the cattle fever tick in Texas. The two new cases add to one identified by Texas authorities over the weekend. According to plant health officials, the two new cases were reported in La Salle and Andrews counties. In La Salle County, located about 100 miles south of San Antonio, the infested animal was a calf, while in Andrews County, near the New Mexico border, the affected animal was a dog that had reportedly been in Mexico recently. 'In the past week, the Department of Agriculture has identified and addressed four cases of the new cattle fever tick swiftly,' said Dudley Hoskins, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. In response to this situation, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the activation of the Emergency Operations Center to level 2, which outlines a scaled response to a threat like the cattle fever tick. 'I have activated the full use of state resources to respond to the threat of the cattle fever tick,' the governor said in a statement, adding that protecting our ranchers, deer breeders, animal producers, and the Texas economy from this pest is a priority.
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