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

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

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 ...

Mexico confirmed a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) on Monday in Sabinas Hidalgo, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.This is now the northernmo ...

Mexico is addressing an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Nuevo Leon, with no expected changes to the U.S.

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The federal government on Sunday confirmed an infestation of the flies in Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, 85 miles from Laredo, ...

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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) — Kansas health officials are warning doctors and the public about the human risk from New World screwworm, a parasite spreading through Central America and Mexico. The Kansas ...