The southern border was closed to imports of the animals after screwworm, eradicated in the U.S. for decades, had been moving northward in Mexico.

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service just suspended cattle trade with Mexico over the detection of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite. Here's what it could mean for you.

A $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm fly dispersal facility in South Texas, along with a comprehensive protection plan, ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison and equines from Mexico ...

The detection of the parasitic New World screwworm in Mexico prompts the U.S. to impose livestock import restrictions. Officials warn the outbreak may endanger cattle and wildlife if it goes north.

On Friday, the APHIS announced that a New World Screwworm (NWS) was detected in Mexico, causing Mexican cattle imports to be temporarily paused. The United States imports a large number of cattle ...

Texas officials ramp up efforts against the New World screwworm, launching a response team to safeguard animals and ...

A threat to American livestock – the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly, which has been considered eradicated from the country since 1966 — has reemerged as a potential danger following an outbreak ...