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

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

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 ...

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, ...