U.S. New World screwworm detections: 49 (as of September 15, 2026)
As of September 15, 2026, The Stovall Report's tracker counts 49 confirmed New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) detections in the United States. The figure is extracted automatically each night from the latest published official statement (Texas A&M AgriLife Center hosts public meeting on New World Screwworm) and is rated medium confidence; confirm against USDA APHIS.
This page is frozen to the reading. Current figure: 52 as of September 29, 2026.
Canonical: https://stovall.report/facts/screwworm-us-detections/2026-09-15
Cite as: The Stovall Report, “U.S. New World screwworm detections,” as of September 15, 2026, https://stovall.report/facts/screwworm-us-detections/2026-09-15.
The reading
- Confirmed U.S. detections
- 49
- Active cases
- 2
- Source
- Texas A&M AgriLife Center hosts public meeting on New World Screwworm (kvia.com)
- Confidence
- medium
- Extracted
Full history: U.S. detections tracker. Method: Screwworm Watch methodology. The Stovall Report is an independent tracker, not an official USDA, TAHC or COPEG source; confirm against USDA APHIS.