Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a plan to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm this week.

After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central America.

As the fight to keep the flesh-eating parasite out of the U.S. intensifies, the economic impact on ranchers and the industry ...

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday announced a plan to enhance the agency's ability to detect, control and ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins came to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas on Wednesday and announced what she ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins Wednesday launched an $8.5 million sterile new world screwworm (NWS) fly ...

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announces plans to reopen Moore Air Base in Texas as a New World screwworm sterile ...

USDA suspended the import of live cattle, bison and horses through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border as of May 11 ...

Screwworm is a parasitic fly that targets warm-blooded animals and has the potential to disrupt Texas's $15 billion cattle ...

The deadly, flesh-eating parasite has led to border closures for live cattle from Mexico over the past six months.

A $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm fly dispersal facility in South Texas, along with a comprehensive protection plan, ...