Livestock producers and those who are around wildlife need to be aware of the threat posed by the New World screwworm. A ...

(NEXSTAR) – Agricultural inspectors in Florida have stopped a case of the parasitic New World screwworm from entering the U.S., the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced at ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The first case of New World screwworm has been reported in the northern Mexican border state of Tamaulipas. Texas Agriculture Secretary Sid Miller on Wednesday said a ...

(NEXSTAR) — A devastating parasite that burrows into the flesh of its hosts is inching dangerously close to the United States, the Texas Department of Agriculture warns. The New World screwworm has ...

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Federal health officials reported on Monday that cases of a flesh-eating parasitic infection continue to be detected near the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said a New World ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — A calf infected with New World screwworm in the Mexican border state of Nuevo León is the closest reported case of the deadly parasite to the U.S. border, Texas ...

EDINBURG — The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades has opened in South Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from ...

EDINBURG, Texas (KLTV) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas are preparing to protect the state’s multi-billion dollar livestock industry after unveiling a center for dispersing sterile ...

(NEXSTAR) – A devastating parasite that burrows into the flesh of its hosts is inching dangerously close to the United States, the Texas Department of Agriculture warns. The New World screwworm has ...