The detection in a six-day-old calf marks the first appearance of the parasite in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

“This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an ...

The first case of New World screwworm has been found in a calf in the northern Mexican border state of Tamaulipas.

UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and South America.

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 ...

HOUSTON — Another case of the dangerous New World screwworm has been confirmed in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon. The deadly parasite was detected in a cow in Montemorelos, less than 170 miles ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico officials and the cattle industry are getting ready as the New World Screwworm is getting closer to the U.S.–Mexico border. After the government eradicated the fly from ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] In the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy and Scarecrow ...