A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been identified in a person in Maryland who had traveled to the United ...

A person in Maryland has been treated for a rare flesh-eating parasite called the New World screwworm, health and agriculture ...

As the threat of a nasty flesh-eating screwworm grows, cattle ranchers across the United States are on high alert. One ...

The USA has ceased imports of livestock from our southern border until it is fully under control. This parasite can affect ...

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of animal drugs to treat and prevent infestations of the New ...

That is why USDA is working alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to encourage animal drug development and ...

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins at the Texas State Capitol alongside Gov. Greg Abbott and stakeholders from ...

USDA is spending to keep the New World Screwworm (NWS) out of the U.S. “We are going even further and taking the most ...

At Mahr's ranch outside Tuxtla Gutierrez, a worker lassos a young cow. The animal bucks as it is guided over to Mahr, who is ...

Local experts are warning of possible screwworm activity coming to the area. There have been reports of increased activity from New World Screwworms in Mexico with concerns that it will come further ...

In this week's Degrees of Science we are learning about the New World Screwworm, and about the impacts it could have on Texas ...