The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became authorized on Tuesday to allow the use of animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite ...

There are currently no FDA-approved drugs for screwworm in the United States. The emergency use authorization allows the use ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a declaration allowing the Food and Drug Administration ...

As a former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and cattle producer, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating effects of animal disease outbreaks. Few threats concern me more than the ...

Food safety is a top concern driving U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to combat the threat of New World screwworm (NWS), a pest that is ...

State health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over.  The New World screwworm, Cochliomyia ...

USDA is spending to keep the New World Screwworm (NWS) out of the U.S. “We are going even further and taking the most ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sounded the alarm, warning of the potential spread of the New World screwworm into the United States.

USDA unveils a five-pronged plan with Tick Riders, detector dogs and a Texas sterile-fly facility to combat New World ...

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts ...

The USDA plan comes alongside a monthslong shutdown of the Mexico-U.S. border for cattle. The shutdown has affected Mexican ...

Responding to calls by state lawmakers and the agricultural industry for immediate action to be taken to protect cattle and ...