Health Jul 09 How to protect your pets from the New World screwworm fly By John Hanna, Associated Press
Health Jun 12 Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas Screwworms are on their way to becoming a billion-dollar international problem but can be contained if ranchers are vigilant, watch their herds and other wildlife, and quickly treat any infestations, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Jun 08 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: 3 more screwworm cases found in Texas and New Mexico In our news wrap Monday, authorities reported three more cases of New World screwworm in the U.S., a federal judge struck down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, a stabbing at New York City’s Penn Station left six people injured, a…
Health Jun 08 WATCH: Rollins holds update as USDA confirms more screwworm cases, including 1 outside Texas Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed hundreds of miles apart in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation's cattle industry. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Jun 05 What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its U.S. reappearance The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas. By John Hanna, Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Aug 30 What to know about flesh-eating screwworms (and why you don't need to panic) By Grace Abels, PolitiFact Doctors found a flesh-eating worm in a Maryland resident but it's not the time to panic. The screwworms hitched a ride to the U.S. from El Salvador and overall risk to public health is low. Continue reading
Aug 25 Person in U.S. diagnosed with flesh-eating screwworm after travel to El Salvador By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A person in the U.S. who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm. It's the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. Continue reading
Oct 21 7 reasons flesh-eating screwworms are as gross as you think By Nsikan Akpan, Courtney Norris As Florida's outbreak of flesh-eating screwworms continues to expand, here are 7 things you didn’t know about the parasites. Continue reading
Oct 13 Flesh-eating screwworms return to U.S. By Courtney Norris As if Zika virus and Hurricane Matthew aren’t enough, Florida residents are now facing the country’s first local infestation of flesh-eating screwworms in 30 years. Continue reading