The discovery comes about a month after an $850 million plan was announced to battle the parasitic insect in Texas.

In July, Mexican officials found an NWS case in Veracruz, 370 miles from the US border. On Sunday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed the ...

Arizona's agriculture and animal health experts are preparing against potential cases of New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly ...

A case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in northern Mexico, threatening American livestock and prompting what ...

The flesh-eating fly larvae, which have been detected in Mexico, were declared eradicated from Texas in the 1960s.

Just one month after federal officials announced a $750 million facility in South Texas to serve as a beachhead against a ...

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 ...

When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...

A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United States. A New World Screwworm case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. To borrow a phrase from Tom Paterson, president-elect of the New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association, ...