So far the USDA has reported just 11 confirmed screwworm cases this month, raising hopes the outbreak is under control.

The screwworm flies can lay eggs on any warm-blooded animal, including people. Those eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.

New World screwworm cases in the United States totaled 42 as of July 29, with 41 confirmed in Texas and one in New Mexico, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A flesh-eating fly that the United States stamped out decades ago is back, and Texas has confirmed its return ...

The USDA is investing $25 million in a new sterile fly facility in Arizona as the U.S. prepares to reopen its southern cattle border next month.

The U.S. will resume Mexican cattle imports through Douglas, Arizona, after an 18-month hiatus due to a New World Screwworm outbreak. The border closure was intended to stop the spread of the ...

Biden’s open-border policies may have brought a plague of flesh-eating parasites to America’s southern border.

A Central Florida man was arrested for illegally bringing 24 sheep and goats from Texas into Florida without required health inspections. Officials said Roger Rodriguez Vega bypassed a Pensacola ...