The New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly, has re-emerged as a potential threat to livestock and humans in the United States.

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports ...

A female fly lays eggs in a wound or orifice of a live, warm-blooded animal. The eggs then hatch into larvae (maggots ... the larvae can feed on people, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The New World Screwworm poses a serious threat to livestock, pets and in rare cases, humans. According to MBAH, the screwworm ...

The U.S. has announced the immediate suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through ports along the southern ...

The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended all horse, cattle and bison imports over the parasitic outbreak.

The eggs then hatch into larvae (maggots ... larvae in human tissue. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins said on X, “I am announcing the suspension of live cattle ...

Mexico's New World Screwworm outbreak halts livestock imports at the southern border as US officials work to prevent the ...