In Texas alone, projections estimate that an NWS outbreak could result in more than $1.8 billion in livestock losses.

A deadly parasite was intercepted before an infected horse could enter the United States.

First U.S. screwworm case in a decade discovered in Florida import facility as Texas prepares for potential livestock ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The first case of New World screwworm has been reported in the northern Mexican border state of Tamaulipas. Texas Agriculture Secretary Sid Miller on Wednesday said a ...

On Thursday Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for the New World Screwworm, which he said now poses an imminent threat to Texans.

The New World screwworm is getting dangerously close to the U.S., public health officials warn. If left untreated, a screwworm case can be fatal in humans.

(NEXSTAR) – Doctors are being put on alert as a dangerous and potentially deadly parasite, the New World screwworm, inches its way closer to the U.S. The screwworm has moved into the Mexican state of ...