Protecting the nation’s beef herd against New World screwworm requires vigilance at all levels, Kim Brackett writes.

There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.

Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...

The CDC said screwworms are most common in the tropics and subtropics, but recent cases have appeared in Central America for ...

Shutterstock / Faisal.k A parasitic screwworm, which was eradicated from the US nearly 60 years ago, is reportedly ...

The New World Screwworm was recently detected in Mexico, and the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife is asking people in South Texas to watch out for animals affected by the screwworms.

A recent detection of a flesh-eating parasite in southern Mexico has U.S. officials concerned that the previously eradicated New World Screwworm could make its way back into the country for the ...

The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife issued an urgent warning to its Southern residents to keep an eye out for the New World Screwworm, whose Latin name, hominivorax, means 'man-eater.' ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a statement asking hunters and outdoor enthusiasts in South Texas to watch out for New World Screwworm fly, whose larvae are known to enter wounds ...