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What to know about screwworm in Texas

The first case of New World screwworm in 60 years has been confirmed in Zavala County, near the Mexican border. The ...

Flesh-eating New World screwworm detected in Texas calf, USDA says, signaling major threat to food production

A case of flesh-eating New World screwworm has been detected in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.

Flesh-Eating Screwworm Maggots Are Back in the US

In any case, outbreaks have steadily cropped back up throughout Central America and Mexico, and it was only a matter of time ...
Paulick Report on MSN

Screwworm fly officially detected in United States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the detection of a ...

Screwworm Finding Drives Cattle Market Higher

Cattle futures climbed in morning trading Thursday after the Agriculture Department confirmed a case of New World screwworm ...

First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried?

The screwworm is believed to have travelled from Central America to Mexico before being found in the calf in Texas, evading ...

Why a single screwworm parasite found in the US is raising alarm

US authorities are accelerating emergency measures after the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite was detected in a three-week-old calf in South Texas, the first animal case reported in the ...