Two new cases push U.S. screwworm totals to 27 as a Mexico sterile fly plant opens. See the Texas county breakdown and ...

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The New World Screwworm is a parasitic blowfly endemic to the Americas. It lays eggs in wounds or mucous-covered membranes of warm-blooded animals. When the eggs hatch, they can dig several inches ...

The New World Screwworm was recently found in Texas and New Mexico. Now, state officials have announced an emergency rule to prevent the spread of the parasite into Colorado. According to the Centers ...

(NEXSTAR) – After decades of eradication, the New World screwworm is back in the United States. Cases of the flesh-eating parasite have been confirmed in Texas and New Mexico, and officials fear its ...

Due to the detection of New World Screwworm on a goat in neighboring Gillespie County on Monday, June 8, a part of Kerr County has been designated as part of Infested Zone 03. The Texas Animal Health ...

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A long worm slithering through St. Louis County's soil poses dangers to both the region's ecosystem and to you, if you attempt to kill it improperly. Officials with the ...

The USDA has confirmed two new cases of the parasitic screwworm fly in Texas — one in a dog and one in a calf — hundreds of miles apart, raising concerns among agricultural communities about the ...

According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), any livestock that has been in Texas within 21 days prior to arrival in Canada is prohibited from entering the country. This information is ...

Florida has enacted emergency rules aimed at keeping the destructive New World screwworm out of the state after the flesh-eating parasite was detected in Texas just days ago. The Florida Department of ...

The United States spent more than half a century and hundreds of millions of dollars driving the flesh-eating New World screwworm as far from its borders as possible. Now, it’s back. Limited time: ...