A Texas agency is concerned that the flesh-eating New World screwworm could be getting closer to Texas without commercial ...

Missouri and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico.

"Stay vigilant and prepare immediately," Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned state residents.

Though roughly 700 miles from the Texas border, the New World screwworm poses a significant threat that could impact American ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A flesh-eating parasite has recently popped up in the United States not too far from the Midstate. While screwworms look like caterpillars before they turn into a butterfly, ...

The United States kept its border with Mexico closed to cattle for much of 2025 to protect its herds from the New World ...

CINTALAPA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican cattle again barred this month from entry to the United States over fears of spreading a flesh-eating parasite, ranchers and veterinarians in Mexico hundreds of ...

The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday. New World screwworm (NWS) is a species of parasitic flies ...

Health officials confirmed the first human case in the U.S. of the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm that has been rapidly spreading among cattle in Mexico and Central America. The U.S.

Federal officials confirmed a human case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Maryland, the first in the United States in years. The Department of Health and Human Services said the case involved a ...

WASHINGTON (WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking havoc on cattle and driving up beef prices, has been reported in Maryland, ...