A roundup of health news includes Mexico's first screwworm myiasis case, rising measles cases in Texas, the launch of a new ...

Mexico identifies its first human screwworm myiasis case, Texas battles a significant measles outbreak, Trump's ...

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) is urging swift action from the U.S. Department of Agriculture following a recent outbreak of the New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico, just across the southern U.S.

Hong Kong suspended imports of poultry meat from Franklin County, Pennsylvania after an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s a new infectious worm that Texas officials are warning about. The New World Screwworm was recently detected in Mexico, and the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife is ...

Texas law effectively bans using veterinary ... she said, such as the invasive screwworm that burrows into living animals can affect livestock, pets, and in rare cases, people.

The fallout would endanger Texas’ nearly $15 billion-a-year food ... Missing something deadly — like bird flu, New World screwworm, or foot-and-mouth disease — could affect thousands of ...

Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News, where Glenn Rogers is a contributing columnist.

“They’re just holding their breath right now,” said Ron Gill, a Texas A&M University livestock specialist. USDA’s funds will aid the production and dispersal of sterile screwworm flies in Central ...

The annual meeting kicked off with an animal health update from the DATCP veterinary program manager team, highlighting what animal diseases are being closely monitored around the globe, including ...

Known for its resilience, the Texas Longhorn is resistant to parasites and cattle’s arch-nemesis, the screwworm. It’s also a low-maintenance breed, thriving on everything from weeds to grasses and ...

The South Texas Beef and Forage Field Day April 30 in Beeville will feature aerial brush control demonstrations, new technology and more.