FDA OKs emergency drugs for New World Screw Worm infestations in cats, dogs

A parasitic worm that feeds on the live tissue of animals is spreading throughout South and Central America.Now, the FDA is ...
Houston Chronicle

Resurgence of New World screwworm leads U.S. to halt livestock imports from Mexico at border

To stop the spread of a flesh-eating parasite, U.S. officials have halted all imports of live cattle, horses and bison from Mexico. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the import ...
Courier-Post

What is new world screwworm? What to know about deadly parasite found in Maryland case

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...
Houston Chronicle

U.S. halts livestock imports from Mexico again as screwworm appears closer to border

The U.S. has again halted livestock imports from Mexico after the parasitic New World screwworm fly closer to the border. Earlier this week, Mexico’s national agriculture department reported a new ...
Reuters

Mexico confirms first human case of screwworm myiasis

MEXICO CITY, April 18 (Reuters) - Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first human case of myiasis caused by screwworm, the government said on Friday. The case was detected in a ...