The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

The New World screwworm, a deadly parasite, has been spotted in Mexico, raising concerns for Texas ranchers and hunters.

Outgoing USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent a letter to Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture acknowledging the progress made in ...

The emergence of the New World screwworm in Mexico has raised alarms that the dangerous fly larvae could cross into Texas.

Update: ABC-7 was able to speak with Alvaro Bustillos, the chair of the board of the Chihuahua Cattleman's Association. He is ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller believes the USDA closed imports prematurely. He says the ban is hindering an ...

USDA has requested adjustments to Mexican facilities set up to screen cattle exports to the U.S. for the New World Screwworm, ...

Screwworm was declared eradicated from the U.S. in 1966, but Texas saw an outbreak that affected 20% of its cattle in 1976. More recently, it saw a resurgence in 2016 in the Florida Keys, killing more ...

One of the new threats to our herd comes from the New World screwworm, which is currently advancing through Central America into southern Mexico and could soon be at our border. The New World ...

An ag economist says the suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico following the detection of New World screwworm in the ...

"Their eyes and ears will be critical to quickly responding and managing this threat." New World screwworms are larvae that mostly infest livestock but can also affect humans and wildlife.

It sounds like the stuff of a horror movie. That’s the New World screwworm, a parasite that can kill livestock and occasionally infest humans. It was previously eradicated from North America ...