On Friday, the APHIS announced that a New World Screwworm (NWS) was detected in Mexico, causing Mexican cattle imports to be ...

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that a New World screwworm (NWS) was detected in Mexico on ...

On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal ...

Already high feeder cattle futures jumped Monday and Tuesday. U.S. inventories of beef cattle are at all-time lows, and ...

APHIS is working with partners in Mexico and Central America to stop the spread of NWS into the United States, the agency ...

On Nov. 22, Mexico's Chief Veterinary Officer informed USDA about a confirmed case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Chiapas, ...

On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal ...

A New World screwworm fly stands on a leaf. Its larvae can burrow into flesh and cause deadly damage to animals and humans. · Agriculture Dive · Courtesy of The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

An outbreak of screwworm — a fly that infects the open wounds of warm-blooded animals — is the direct result of cattle smuggling through protected areas across Central America, conservation ...

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has temporarily suspended imports of live animals originating from or ...

NWS are fly larvae that infest living tissue ... “If you suspect your animal is infected with screwworm, contact your veterinarian.” ...