Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in Texas.

The screwworm was 187 miles from Texas in February. It is now 25 miles from the Texas border, the USDA said in an update on the parasite.

The Department of Agriculture flagged a possible case of New World Screwworm or NWS in South Texas, sparking fears about the flesh-eating fly coming to the US.

The flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry