The re-emergence of the New World screwworm in Mexico, more than two decades after eradication, has triggered a health crisis ...

Decades ago, the U.S. eradicated this disturbing fly after it devastated livestock, but it's recently returned, bringing its ...

The patient has since recovered from the painful parasite, and Maryland health officials confirmed that there’s no sign of transmission to anyone else. But the case is historic: It’s the first time in ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on June 18 announced an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm fly dispersal facility in south Texas and a five-pronged plan to enhance the U.S.

Texas veterinarians warn New World screwworm is near the border; check pets for infected wounds and seek vet care as Texas ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The New World screwworm is a growing concern for the Texas agriculture industry as the flesh-eating parasite makes its way north through Mexico. Governor Greg Abbott announced ...

At Ceacan, shelter dogs are given a second chance to use their superior sniffing senses for life-saving measures. Select rescue dogs are participating in a three-month intensive training program under ...

State and federal officials are on alert after a new case of New World screwworm was confirmed just 70 miles south of the Texas border.

If you started ranching within the last five decades, it’s unlikely that you’ve seen a case of New World screwworm because the deadly parasite was largely eradicated from the United States in 1966 and ...

In July, Mexican officials found an NWS case in Veracruz, 370 miles from the US border. On Sunday, Mexico’s National Service ...

The screwworm, a pest likely remembered only by our grandparents, is making headlines again. With a proper name of New World screwworm and scientifically known as Cochliomyia hominivorax, this is an ...

A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador came home last month with an unwelcome souvenir: larvae of the New World screwworm burrowing in their flesh. The patient has since recovered from the ...