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Missouri authorities are investigating a fake press release about the damaging livestock pest New World screwworm that ...
USDA and Mexico announce $21 million investment to combat New World screwworm as cattle experts closely watch developments.
"Certain drugs to treat screwworm infection are not licensed in the U.S., having been unnecessary for half a century." ...
An investigation is underway into the false report that New World screwworm was detected in Missouri. Missouri State Attorney ...
In May, the Secretary of Agriculture suspended live cattle, horses, and bison through U.S. southern border ports of entry due to the rapid northward spread of New World Screwworms in Mexico. Secretary ...
Screwworm outbreak in Mexico leads to six human cases and a U.S. livestock import ban, threatening public health and cattle ...
NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ...
After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ongoing ...
Having an infestation of screwworms would impact Texas as well as the rest of the U.S. With the potential for a number of risks, U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are hoping to fund an operation ...
USDA will invest $21 million to expand a Mexico facility, aiming to double sterile fly production and strengthen efforts to ...
A small, pale maggot about a half-inch long could cost New Mexico cattle ranchers greatly if it gets back into the country. One of the state's senators introduced new legislation to combat the New ...