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USDA APHIS launched a wildlife-focused New World screwworm resource page with reporting guidance, outreach materials, hunter information, and preparedness resources. APHIS emphasizes that warm-blooded wildlife are susceptible and that wildlife surveillance is important because affected animals can move across large areas.

USDA APHIS approved release of two New World screwworm infested zones in Texas after officials determined that release criteria in the response playbook had been met. Movement requirements tied specifically to those released zones were removed, although several Texas infested zones remain in place.

USDA APHIS released New Mexico's only New World screwworm infested zone after no additional cases were detected following the state's June dog case and officials determined that the response-playbook criteria for release had been met.

APHIS reported that after an April 30, 2026 pseudorabies confirmation in a small commercial herd in Iowa, movement restrictions were lifted within the five-mile surveillance zone after round-one testing found no further detections; a two-mile zone remained active.

USDA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced groundbreaking for a new sterile fly production facility in Texas as part of New World screwworm preparedness.

USDA APHIS extended the public comment period to April 20, 2026 for input on updating dog welfare regulations for licensed entities.

APHIS released an updated response playbook intended to support coordinated, science-based action if New World screwworm is detected in the United States.