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FDA Authorizes an Emergency Preventive Drug for New World Screwworm in Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Swine

The FDA authorized CLiK Extra wound spray to prevent New World screwworm in livestock. The parasite rarely reaches humans through open wounds.

Medical Daily

Thirsting for more: Old and New World beers enjoy sales spike as global demand soars

On International Beer Day, this age-old drink increasingly asserts itself as a complex, diverse universe, with over 160 styles and sensory richness that goes far beyond casual drinking.

Euronews

A dangerous parasite is spreading north through Central America into the US, and its weakness may be a very specific smell

A dangerous parasite is spreading north, prompting urgent research into its specific attractants. Scientists are investigating foul-smelling chemical signals that lure the New World screwworm. This flesh-eating fly lays eggs in open wounds, feeding on living animal flesh. Current traps attract related flies, making detection of the dangerous species difficult.…

The Times of India

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FDA Issues 11th Emergency Authorization to Fight New World Screwworm, This Time for Ivermectin in Horses

FDA issued its 11th New World Screwworm EUA on July 15 — ivermectin liquid for horses. The parasitic fly is confirmed in Texas and New Mexico. Here's what horse owners need to know.

Medical Daily

Canada suspends animal exports from Texas due to New World screwworm concerns

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is barring horses, pigs, cattle and other animals from Texas due to concerns over New World screwworm, a parasitic fly.

The Texas Tribune

How sterile flies, AI surveillance and border controls are protecting North America from a flesh-eating parasite

The return of the New World screwworm has triggered one of the most intensive animal-health responses seen in North America for decades. From AI-assisted surveillance systems and enhanced border monitoring to livestock movement permits and the mass release of sterile flies, authorities are deploying a sophisticated toolkit to prevent the…

The Times of India

FDA Authorized an OTC Treatment for New World Screwworm in Pets — Here's How to Use Nitenpyram if Your Dog or Cat Is Infested

FDA issued EUA for generic nitenpyram June 11, 2026 to treat New World screwworm in dogs and cats. CDC Level 3 EOC active. 12+ animal cases confirmed in TX and NM.

Medical Daily

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The New World Screwworm Is Still Center Stage for Cattle Prices. Depending on the Day, It’s Either Bullish or Bearish.

No one likes uncertainty.

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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century

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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century

AAP

Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that a new factory isn't expected to start work for more than a year on mitigating the New World screwworm fly infestation in his state

AAP

New World Screwworm Cases Could Create a Buying Opportunity in Hogs

August lean hog futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

Barchart

Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cows and dog. Are humans at risk?

USDA has detected New World screwworm infections in Texas animals, marking the state's first confirmed cases in decades.

LiveScience

Parasitic flies that eat human tissue to lay eggs in open wounds are just 90 miles from US border, officials confirm

Sid Miller, the Texas agriculture commissioner, described the New World screwworm as a ‘direct and imminent threat’ to his state

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France Antarctique, the forgotten French outpost on the coast of Brazil

Almost 500 years ago, French ships landed in what is now Brazil with a mission to found 'France Antarctique', a new colony on South America's Atlantic coast. Riven by religious divisions and stormed by Portuguese rivals, the project lasted just a few years – but would end up reshaping Europeans'…

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US reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades

A person in Maryland has been diagnosed with an infection of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. It's the first case in the U.S. in decades.

Euronews

US confirms rare case of flesh-eating parasite. Here’s what to know about the New World screwworm

New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings.

International Business Times UK

'Flesh-Eating Maggots' Back in the US After 60 Years – But Can the Deadly Screwworm Spread Between People?

The first human case of New World screwworm in the US has been confirmed. Is it contagious? Discover expert insights on symptoms, treatment, and how authorities plan to control the flesh-eating parasite.

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The Independent UK

Human case of flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in the US

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Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas

Every few years, a story about Columbus resurfaces: Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

The Independent UK

What is the New World screwworm? The flesh-eating fly making a comeback

ANALYSIS: After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central America.

Medical Daily

U.S. Halts Animal Imports From Mexico As Flesh-Eating New World Screwworm Sparks Alarm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a halt on imports of cattle, bison, and horses through the southern border.

LiveScience

Cocaine found in mummified brains reveal that New World drug came to Italy 200 years earlier than thought

Researchers unexpectedly found traces of cocaine in the mummified brain tissue of 17th-century people buried in a crypt in Milan.

The Conversation

How immortal jellyfish turn back time

Achieving immortality is something that has driven human beings throughout much of their history. Many peculiar legends and fables have been told about the search for the elixirs of life. Medieval alchemists worked tirelessly to find the formula for the philosopher’s stone, which granted rejuvenating powers. Another well-known story is…

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Raging Conflicts Afflict the Middle East Region

Flaming conflicts have always ailed the world. Most of these disputes have erupted in the heart of the continents of the Old World (Asia, Africa, and Europe), and a few of them have affected the New World. Today, the world stands afraid of a third world war raging out of…

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