States and the federal government are ramping up their preparedness for possible future New World Screwworm outbreaks amid ...

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory on recent animal cases of New World screwworm (NWS) in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, ...

New world screwworm is a parasitic fly. Unlike most flies that lay eggs on dead tissue, this one lays its eggs in open wounds ...

The New World screwworm flies lay their eggs in wounds, noses, ears, eyes or mouths. Their eggs develop into parasitic larvae ...

An outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has killed seven people and infected at least 1 ...

USDA denies New World screwworm in US after rumors trigger cattle market selloff Friday with cash trade holding steady.

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 ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The U.S. government says a preventative drug is effective in treating New World screwworm infestations in cats, particularly those living on the border. Late last ...

Gov. Greg ABbott has issued a statewide disaster declaration to prevent the New world screwworm from entering the state.