The US Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved a cattle-only injection meant to prevent and treat New World screwworm larval infestations, and prevent reinfestation for 21 days, on ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditionally approved the first drug prevention treatment for New World screwworm ...

A new drug product for preventing and treating New World screwworm (NWS) larval infestations in cattle is conditionally ...

'The New World screwworm poses a serious threat to Texas livestock and rural communities," Miller said. "We are taking ...

Most adult screwworms travel less than 10 miles to find a host. The greater risk comes from the movement of cattle, deer and ...

“Out of sight, out of mind” is an expression often used to describe something that cannot be seen, so it is easily forgotten. On the subject of herd health, this phrase can easily be applied to our ...

The discovery comes about a month after an $850 million plan was announced to battle the parasitic insect in Texas.

Question: "I'm totally confused on the best time to deworm my herd of cattle. It seems I get different advice from different sources. Some salesmen say deworm in the spring and others say deworm in ...

The flesh-eating fly larvae, which have been detected in Mexico, were declared eradicated from Texas in the 1960s.

Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good news when it comes to controlling schistosomiasis, a disease caused by these ...