Mexico saw a nearly 32% increase in confirmed cases of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite, according to the latest monthly government data, as a concentration of cases moves north. Mexico recorded 6, ...

Mexico saw a nearly 32% increase in confirmed cases of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite in September, according to government data, as a concentration of cases moves north. Mexico recorded 6,703 ...

Mexico experienced a 32% surge in screwworm parasite cases, heightening tensions with the U.S. as the infestation nears the border. With 6,703 confirmed cases, the outbreak affects cattle severely.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is praising the conditional approval of the first drug to treat screwworm infestations in cattle. The FDA granted conditional approval to Zoetis's ...

A new drug product for preventing and treating New World screwworm (NWS) larval infestations in cattle is conditionally approved by the FDA. Doramectin injection solution (Dectoma ...

Texas A&M AgriLife and the National Nuclear Security Administration is teaming up to combat New World screwworm, including producing sterile flies in the U.S. via electron beam technology.

Mexico confirmed a new case of New World screwworm in Nuevo Leon, its closest detection yet to the U.S. border, prompting emergency controls and a continued U.S. suspension on cattle, bison, and horse ...

FDA officials say they have determined Dectomax-CA1 is safe and has a reasonable expectation of effectiveness against the flesh-eating parasitic infection.

A majority of Americans are buying less beef or giving it up altogether in response to record-breaking prices, a trend set to continue as costs continue to rise. In August, average ground beef prices ...

Beef prices are at record highs as drought reduced cattle inventory to the lowest levels since 1951, with ground beef up 12.8% and steak prices rising 16.6% year over year.

In a progress report covering its activities in 2024, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today reported that Gavi-supported vaccines saved a record 1.7 million lives, 400,000 more than in 2023. In a ...

The family-owned and operated High Country Cattle Auction is “in the bones” of the Cugnini family, said third-generation owner Chris Cugnini. The business was founded by Chris’ grandfather, ...