Mexico's New World Screwworm outbreak halts livestock imports at the southern border as US officials work to prevent the parasitic fly from spreading to American animals.

After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.

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eating the living flesh. After about seven days of feeding, the larvae drop to the ground, burrow into the soil and pupate, becoming an adult screwworm, according to the USDA. Flies emerge from ...

Last week, the United States halted all cattle trade with Mexico to stop the spread of a parasitic flesh-eating fly known as ...

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports from Mexico.

The New World Screwworm was first detected in a cow in southern Mexico in November. Since then, officials from the U.S. and Mexico have worked to contain the deadly fly larvae.

It’s been decades since the New World Screwworm was a problem in the U.S., but the flies are now advancing northward from Panama. They could disrupt American agriculture if they gain a foothold here ...