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"Certain drugs to treat screwworm infection are not licensed in the U.S., having been unnecessary for half a century." ...
New World Screwworm spreads from Mexico, prompting US cattle import ban. This threatens beef supply and could drive prices ...
A flesh-eating parasite known as New World Screwworm is moving closer and closer to the US border in Texas. The devastating ...
Texas rancher Donnell Brown joins us to share his concerns over threats of New World Screwworm to the cattle industries in ...
Myiasis is the official term for a screwworm infestation of living tissue, and it can kill the host creature in one to two weeks if not treated. Thankfully, myiasis is survivable if treated with ...
NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month stopped the movement of cows, horses and bison between Mexico and the U.S.
New world screwworm wreaked havoc on the livestock industry in the 1960s and 70s and now, it may be coming back.
With no U.S. cases yet, AgriLife's upcoming session will highlight crucial screwworm prevention strategies for ranchers.
Commissioners passed a resolution on June 9, encouraging state and national action to prevent the reintroduction of the New ...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service announced it will host a webinar Monday afternoon to provide more information to agricultural producers and communities on the New World screwworm, a ...