New World screwworm cases in Texas, including two involving dogs, are disrupting the transport of shelter animals to some other states and raising concerns for pet owners across the region.

The USDA will reopen a cattle port in Douglas, Arizona, after a year-long closure to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm into the U.S.

By Cassandra Garrison REDFORD, Texas, Sept 5 (Reuters) - When sheriff's deputies intercepted a trailer carrying six horses near the border town of Redford, Texas, they uncovered more than a livestock ...

Just three of 47 confirmed U.S. screwworm cases remain active in Texas, according to USDA’s Michael Schmoyer.

Cattle imports from Mexico resume as Texas battles screwworm and USDA struggles to expand its limited supply of sterile flies to fight it.

A lot is riding on the shiny green backs of large red-eyed sterile flies that scientists from the United States, Mexico and ...

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.

Mexico bolsters efforts to contain the flesh-eating pest as livestock trade reopens through Arizona.

Track confirmed New World screwworm infestations in Texas and learn what the flesh-eating parasite is, which animals are at ...

US imports resume initially through Arizona before expanding to additional New Mexico ports Mexico's Chiapas now producing sterile flies, US plant to be ready by spring of 2027 USDA website says 46 ...