U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of ...

Silver Spring, Maryland Thursday, August 21, 2025, 13:00 Hrs [IST] ...

The only proven method to eradicate the New World screwworm is the release of sterile male flies.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has authorized the FDA to issue Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for animal drugs to combat infestations caused by the New World Screwworm (NWS).

The flesh-eating fly larva can be deadly to warm-blooded animals. It was first discovered in a cow in southern Mexico late ...