According to experts from Texas A&M, the New World screwworm is a tropical, parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere.

The United States and Mexico plan to reopen the U.S. border to Mexican cattle imports in July. U.S. agriculture officials had ...

A $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm fly dispersal facility in South Texas, along with a comprehensive protection plan, ...

Presence of fly maggots in wounds; Is the New World Screwworm a danger to humans? New World Screwworms can infest people, but this is rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The US has come up with a strategy to stop the flesh-eating New World screwworm's northern march toward the US-Texas border. For anyone not convinced of the importance of halting the parasite, the ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials are racing to prevent a deadly fly known as the New World Screwworm from infiltrating American livestock after cases of the pest are on the rise in ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

The detection of the parasitic New World screwworm in Mexico prompts the U.S. to impose livestock import restrictions. Officials warn the outbreak may endanger cattle and wildlife if it goes north.

A threat to American livestock – the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly, which has been considered eradicated from the country since 1966 — has reemerged as a potential danger following an outbreak ...

The New World screwworm isn't a new species, ... The flies cause myiasis, an ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the screwworms were eradicated in the United States in ...

The Tennessee State Veterinarian is warning livestock owners to keep an eye out for their animals after the New World Screwworm, or NWS, was detected near the border of Mexico.

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...