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The map shows the ports of entry affected by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s announcement and the approximate locations of ...
New cases of the New World Screwworms in Veracruz, Mexico have caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to once again close southern borders to livestock days after reopening them. On ...
The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department ...
The image, the smell, the emotions: five cattle producers and veterinarians from around the world share their first-hand ...
Understanding the New World screwworm blowfly and its behavior underscores why it is so dangerous to the livestock industry.
The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...
Secretary Rollins takes decisive action and shuts down U.S. Southern border ports to livestock trade due to further northward ...
The US has reinstated its livestock import ban from Mexico after the New World screwworm fly was found further north than ...
Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...
Texas played a critical role in eradicating this pest from the United States in the 1960s and will do so again if the need ...
The New World Screwworm, or the NWS for short, is a parasitic fly that was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s. The fly gets its name for how its maggots feed on an animal by burrowing, ...
New World screwworm flies were actually eradicated in the United States in the mid-1960s, but Texas A&M said active infestations have since occurred in Jamaica, Cuba and across South America.