The New World screwworm was eradicated from the US around 60 years ago – but it's now within 70 miles of the Texas border ...

"By the 1990s they had actually driven the population all the way south of Panama, unfortunately in 2023, the flies escaped ...

California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living ...

Think there's nothing worse than a common housefly? The New World Screwworm would like a word. Despite the name, the parasitic insect is actually a fly. It looks similar to a housefly, but it lays ...

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite new world screwworm has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services said early Monday. The case, related to a ...

METAPA, Mexico (Reuters) -Deep in the humid lowlands of southern Mexico, engineers, veterinarians and entomologists are racing to repurpose a plant that will play a pivotal role in trying to eradicate ...

Two cases of the New World screwworm, a costly pest that has devastated livestock producers and wildlife in the past, were found in northern Mexico in recent weeks, but the fly has yet to make it into ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in the state from an infested traveler ...

AUSTIN (KXAN)—The United States Department of Agriculture is opening a new sterile fly dispersal facility to combat the spread of New World Screwworm (NWS). The facility in Tampico, Mexico, is the ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — Another case of the dangerous New World screwworm has been confirmed in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon. The deadly parasite was detected in a cow in Montemorelos, less than 170 miles ...

Mexico plant to fight screwworm outbreak to be ready in July 2026 Sterile flies are released to stop parasite spread US invests $21 million in screwworm eradication effort US border remains closed to ...