The map shows the ports of entry affected by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s announcement and the approximate locations of ...

Understanding the New World screwworm blowfly and its behavior underscores why it is so dangerous to the livestock industry.

The image, the smell, the emotions: five cattle producers and veterinarians from around the world share their first-hand ...

The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department ...

The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...

To combat an outbreak of flesh-eating New World screwworm flies in the US, the country is taking the threat to livestock ...

New cases of screwworms on July 8 in Veracruz, Mexico has caused the U.S. to close southern borders to livestock imports.

The US has reinstated its livestock import ban from Mexico after the New World screwworm fly was found further north than ...

Secretary Rollins takes decisive action and shuts down U.S. Southern border ports to livestock trade due to further northward ...

Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...

Texas played a critical role in eradicating this pest from the United States in the 1960s and will do so again if the need ...

If the New World screwworm were to start another outbreak in the U.S. like in the 1950s and 1960s, the parasite could fatally affect livestock, pets, wildlife, and potentially humans.