Monday's confirmation brings the total number of cases in the U.S. to 16, per the Department of Agriculture.

New World screwworm larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, creating severe wounds that can be fatal if left untreated.

Texas logged 4 screwworm cases in nearly mid-way through July after 31 in June. See how the outbreak stands and the county ...

Texas New World screwworm cases hit five as USDA confirms new case in a calf in La Salle County on Tuesday. Here's what we know.

LA PRYOR, Texas/MEXICO CITY - A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was confirmed in Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 5, emerging just miles from where the first U.S.

Texas confirmed 12 screwworm cases in a week, six in one day. See the full county breakdown and where quarantines now stand.

The U.S. will lean on the same playbook it did starting in the late 1950s, part of which involves releasing sterile insects to suppress the pest's population.

(The Hill) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Texas on Friday, as it races to contain and eradicate the outbreak before it severely ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the United States' food supply is not at risk after confirming two more cases of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the past week, the United States saw 12 new cases of New World screwworm across several counties in Central and West Texas — ...

Over the past week, the United States saw 12 new cases of New World screwworm across several counties in Central and West Texas — including six confirmed in a single day. The U.S. Department of ...

By Cassandra Garrison and Heather Schlitz LA PRYOR, Texas, June 5 (Reuters) - A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Texas on ...