After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.

Livestock owners work hard to keep their animals healthy, but even small wounds or injuries can create opportunities for ...

SAN ANTONIO - Authorities around Texas are inspecting livestock for the New World screwworm — a flesh-eating parasite that ...

Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer spoke with Kory Gann, with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, about NWS in the wildlife world and how hunter's can help monitor this parasitic threat this season.

Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. The patient, a Maryland resident, had recently returned from ...

Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. The patient, a Maryland resident, had recently returned from ...