The flesh-eating fly larva can be deadly to warm-blooded animals. It was first discovered in a cow in southern Mexico late ...

USDA is spending to keep the New World Screwworm (NWS) out of the U.S. “We are going even further and taking the most ...

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.

Governor Greg Abbott announced that at least $750 million will go into a new Texas facility to prevent the spread of this ...

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of animal drugs to treat and prevent infestations of the New ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became authorized Tuesday to allow the use of animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that ...

That is why USDA is working alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to encourage animal drug development and ...

At Mahr's ranch outside Tuxtla Gutierrez, a worker lassos a young cow. The animal bucks as it is guided over to Mahr, who is ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday authorized the FDA to issue emergency use authorizations for animal drugs that can treat ...

Local experts are warning of possible screwworm activity coming to the area. There have been reports of increased activity from New World Screwworms in Mexico with concerns that it will come further ...

Multiple departments in the Trump administration are working to combat the proliferation of a flesh-eating parasite quickly ...

In this week's Degrees of Science we are learning about the New World Screwworm, and about the impacts it could have on Texas ...