Most farmers across the country have the majority of their cattle housed by now and it is important to ensure parasites are ...

New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the ...

For decades, the screwworm was eliminated in North America, but containment efforts in Panama have failed. Now cattle smugglers are helping the parasite advance north.

US health officials are urging cattle producers to be on high alert after a parasitic screwworm was found in Mexico, the first time it has reemerged in North America in more than 30 years ...

The New World Screwworm has been detected in cattle in Mexico. Here's what it means for U.S. imports and beef prices.

Livestock health management has evolved over the decades to include disease prevention and growing farm revenue. The most ...

Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle. Older cattle frequently have been exposed to the parasites and developed a degree of immunity. Adult worms in the gut of cattle ...

However, a spike in illegal cattle trafficking throughout these countries is putting consumers at risk of seeing the parasite’s resurgence. Screwworm flies lay 200-300 eggs on superficial ...

However, a spike in illegal cattle trafficking throughout these countries is putting consumers at risk of seeing the parasite’s resurgence. Screwworm flies lay 200-300 eggs on superficial ...

IT has previously been demonstrated, in single infections of cattle with 200–1,300 metacercariae ... lobe where a preferential migration of the parasite occurs 1. In subsequent investigations ...

The United States has temporarily suspended all cattle imports from Mexico after ... detected a teeny, tiny parasite that could have major consequences on meat production.