Dr. Bobbi Pritt, chair of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, explains why early detection and reporting are critical to stopping New World screwworm. The post Mayo Clinic expert explains urgency ...

A flesh-eating parasite that can infect pets, wildlife and even humans is drawing renewed attention as officials work to contain its spread near the southern U.S. border and prevent it from becoming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Days after officials announced the New World screwworm fly had made a return to the U.S., with a case detected in a Texas calf, ...

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south ...

Track confirmed New World screwworm infestations in Texas and learn what the flesh-eating parasite is, which animals are at risk, how it spreads, what symptoms to watch for and what officials are ...

Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told residents to brace themselves for an “extraordinarily challenging summer.” A flesh-eating parasite that did hundreds of millions of dollars of damage ...

New World screwworm (NWS) hasn't plagued American domestic animals in nearly 60 years. But since June 3, federal authorities have confirmed at least 20 cases in Texas and New Mexico. Most identified ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A growing outbreak of New World screwworm in the United States has now ...