Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the US, the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports from Mexico ...

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports from Mexico.

The fly is named for how its maggots burrow, or screw, into an open wound using "its sharp mouth ... in some rare cases humans, the USDA says. The ban, which affects animals coming from and ...

The New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly, has re-emerged as a potential threat to livestock and humans in the United States.

Symptoms in humans are similar to those in other mammals. In animals, look for head shaking, a smell of decay, evidence of maggots in wounds or a fly strike, and irritated behavior. The best way ...

New tools bring closer the possibility of exterminating species considered harmful to humans, which is fueling an ethical ...

In the first week of May, 57 racing horses arrived at a private farm in the Raipura village of Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur from ...

The US Department of Agriculture has suspended the transport of live cattle, horses and bison through ports of entry along ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.