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SCREWWORM INFESTATION
American scientists and ranchers are racing to stop a flesh-eating fly after 15 animal cases turned up in Texas and New Mexico, and the battle could take more than a year- Second Texas screwworm case confirmed as outbreak fears grow
- Flesh-eating screwworm parasite infection case rises as U.S government makes emergency move
- Bed bugs torment Trump administration's USDA office as infestation returns to APHIS building in MarylandBed bugs torment Trump administration's USDA office after an infestation was reported at the George Washington Carver Center in Maryland. E...03 Jun, 2026, 01.36 AM IST
- Mexico confirms new screwworm case in northern border state Nuevo LeonMexico's agriculture ministry confirmed a new screwworm case in Nuevo Leon, originating from southern Mexico. The infested calf was treated...07 Oct, 2025, 06.57 AM IST
- Flesh-eating screwworm detected in US patient after Central America outbreakUS health officials have confirmed a human case of the deadly cattle screwworm parasite, linked to the recent outbreak in Central America. ...26 Aug, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
- Flesh-eating parasite first human case detected in US Explained: Here’s what is New World screwworm infectionFlesh-eating parasite first human case detected in US has been confirmed. Officials report the Maryland patient has recovered, and no sprea...26 Aug, 2025, 01.33 AM IST
- Flesh-eating screwworm in the US: What you need to knowA rare case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has been confirmed in a Maryland resident after traveling from Guatemala, mark...25 Aug, 2025, 01.04 PM IST
- New human screwworm case in US traced to person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala, sources sayA human case of flesh-eating screwworm is confirmed in Maryland. The person had travelled from Guatemala. This is the first confirmed case ...25 Aug, 2025, 07.09 AM IST
- Millions of flies to rain from US planes? Here’s why Washington may make this wild moveThe United States has temporarily closed its southern border to livestock imports due to the northward spread of the New World screwworm fl...12 Jul, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
- July fourth cookouts face record beef prices amid shrinking cattle supplyAs summer approaches, the price of ground beef has skyrocketed to unprecedented levels in the U.S. A declining cattle supply, worsened by d...01 Jul, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
- The US is spending $8.5 mn to breed flies in Texas near Mexico border. Reason: 'man-eater' screwwormsThe U.S. is investing $8.5 million to build a fly-breeding facility in Texas, aiming to combat the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating para...19 Jun, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
- Flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef pricesThe New World Screwworm, a parasite devastating to livestock, is spreading north through Mexico, prompting the U.S. to halt cattle imports....02 Jun, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
- Mexico confirms first human case of screwworm myiasisThe case was detected in a 77-year-old woman from the municipality of Acacoyagua, in the southern state of Chiapas. She is in stable condit...19 Apr, 2025, 07.51 AM IST
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