AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott will host a press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to address "plans to fight back against threats posed by the New World screwworm."

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New World screwworms is an invasive species that burrows fly larvae into fresh wounds of living animals like livestock, pets and occasionally people. The damage they cause can be deadly.

The animal is named after their feeding behavior, with the larvae screwing into the flesh of their victims.

In June, the Department of Agriculture reported that screwworms were detected about 700 miles from the southern border. Cattle imports were suspended from Mexico to prevent an infestation in the states.

This drew concern from Gove

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