Multiple departments in the Trump administration are working to combat the proliferation of a flesh-eating parasite quickly spreading northward through Central America and threatening the United ...

A $750 million beachhead against a devastating parasite that can attack cattle, pets and people will soon be established in South Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be investing millions ...

If you started ranching within the last five decades, it’s unlikely that you’ve seen a case of New World screwworm because the deadly parasite was largely eradicated from the United States in 1966 and ...

The last time the New World screwworm fly established itself on U.S. soil, it killed livestock by the thousands, cost ranchers millions, and took a federally funded campaign spanning decades to ...

A fly capable of laying hundreds of eggs inside living flesh is heading our way. Known as the New World screwworm, reports suggest that this terrifying parasite is now only 90 miles from the state of ...

The company says proactive parasite control programs remain essential to reducing economic losses and protecting herd health ...

EDINBURG, Texas (KLTV) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas are preparing to protect the state’s multi-billion dollar livestock industry after unveiling a center for dispersing sterile ...

Surveillance, reporting and veterinary partnerships are framed as critical ways to prevent a single case from becoming a ...

Elanco Animal Health Inc. announced it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food & Drug ...

New World screwworm larva close up, and the mouth hooks they use to eat living flesh. The last time the New World screwworm invaded the U.S., it devastated livestock and required a decades-long ...