On January 30, 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a shift in New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal ...
Today in Austin, Texas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hosted a press conference announcing new strategies to stop the spread New World screwworm. “We will ...
Multiple departments in the Trump administration are working to combat the proliferation of a flesh-eating parasite quickly spreading northward through Central America and threatening the United ...
With more than 2,000 active cases in Mexico and new detections just miles from the Rio Grande, USDA officials stress preparedness starts with awareness.
A $750 million beachhead against a devastating parasite that can attack cattle, pets and people will soon be established in South Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be investing millions ...
All of the United States’ southern ports of entry remain closed to livestock imports due to the presence of the New World screwworm in Mexico. The U.S. Department of Agriculture closed livestock trade ...
A $750 million beachhead against a devastating parasite that can attack cattle, pets and people will soon be established in South Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be investing millions ...
A fly capable of laying hundreds of eggs inside living flesh is heading our way. Known as the New World screwworm, reports suggest that this terrifying parasite is now only 90 miles from the state of ...
Human screwworm case is the only one this year, says USDA undersecretary USDA learned of the human case only in recent days, says official No timeline to reopen U.S.-Mexico border to cattle imports ...