Mexico’s agriculture ministry confirmed Sunday that an 8-month-old cow in Nuevo León tested positive for New World screwworm.

The northernmost detection of New World screwworm in Mexico was found in Sabinas Hidalgo, just 70 miles from the U.S. border.

USDA says this is now the northernmost detection of NWS during this outbreak, and the one most threatening to the American ...

Mexico confirms case of New World screwworms about 70 miles from U.S. border, ag secretary Brooke Rollins announced Sept. 21.

The New World screwworm parasite, a flesh-eating insect that infects humans and animals, has been detected in northern Mexico ...

Its larvae is capable of infesting “warm-blooded animals and people,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The case was identified in Sabinas Hidalgo in the Mexican border state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the ...

USDA is partnering with the cattle industry to keep NWS out of the U.S., especially the states along the southern border.

The New World screwworm outbreak in Mexico threatens $400 million in losses as the U.S. maintains its ban on live cattle ...

New World screwworm flies are getting closer and closer to the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday confirmed an infestation of the flies in Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, about ...

The Texas Department of Agriculture has launched a New World Screwworm Trapping Plan to boost the state’s defenses against the spread of the screwworm.

A case of the new world screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed just 70 miles from the Texas-Mexico border – the closest ...