The New World Screwworm is a fly larva that finds its home in the wounds, nostrils, and even the eyes of warm-blooded animals ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent out an advisory warning hunters, livestock owners, and outdoorsy folks near the ...
Experts Warn Americans to Watch Out for Deadly, Flesh-Eating Parasite That Made a Comeback After 34 Years of Eradication ...
Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.
A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is threatening a resurgence in the United States and the rapid spread of infection is being ...
"Those enjoying Texas' natural resources have an opportunity to serve as the first line of defense in protecting wildlife, ...
The insidious screwworm flies lay eggs in any body entrance—open wounds like barb wire scrapes, tick bites, nasal and eye ...
A fter a re-emergence sparked a national emergency in Costa Rica in February of last year, New World Screwworm (NWS) fly ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is urging those to monitor for animals affected by New World Screwworm, an invasive flesh-eating fly recently detected in Mexico. Officials said they ...
It sounds like the stuff of a horror movie. That’s the New World screwworm, a parasite that can kill livestock and occasionally infest humans. It was previously eradicated from North America ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established Jan. 20 as a date to resume cattle imports from Mexico, the agency ...