Learn how New World screwworm spreads, who’s at risk, and how to prevent and treat infestations, with guidance from Midland ...

After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is urging people in southern Texas to keep a lookout for animals suffering from New World screwworm (NWS), a dangerous parasite that also impacts humans.

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...

In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time ever issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a drug to treat dogs and puppies infected with the parasite New World ...