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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Closest screwworm case in decades to Texas heightens risk; report suspected infestations to state animal health or USDA vets ...

The US government is working to protect animals and people from the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) launched a New World Screwworm Trapping Plan. Some new traps will be set in the El Paso area. The pest has been ...

The New World screwworm has been detected 70 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border, increasing momentum for incentivizing U.S. ranchers to rebuild cattle herds. Mexican authorities reported Sept. 21 ...

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