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

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 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.

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 ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discusses the USDA confirming a second New World screwworm case in Texas cattle and 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 ...