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• Local Ranchers On Alert amid Cattle Tick Fever Outbreak Play Video

  May 20, 2019 4:48 PM

  SAN JUAN – A new cattle fever tick outbreak is alarming Rio Grande Valley ranchers. The disease can spread onto farm land and make an impact on profits. A spokesperson for Texas Animal Health Commission says fever ticks do not affect humans, but a bite can attack a... more »

• State Health Agency Sees Decrease of Cattle Fever Tick Cases Play Video

  January 1, 2019 7:01 PM

  EDINBURG – The state saw fewer signs of cattle fever ticks in two Texas counties. Hidalgo County was one where a quarantine zone is now closed. Other areas in the Rio Grande Valley remain in quarantine, but its better news for ranchers. The Texas Animal Health Commission... more »