USDA launches a key initiative with a new sterile fly facility in Texas to combat the New World Screwworm and protect US ...

The latest threat to the southern border has wings and lays eggs that hatch into flesh-eating maggots that can kill people.

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became authorized Tuesday to allow the use of animal drugs to treat or prevent ...

Emergency use authorizations will give farmers and veterinarians quicker access to resources to protect animals and the food ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a declaration on Tuesday that will allow the U.S. Food and Drug ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a declaration on Aug. 19 allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for animal ...

There are currently no FDA-approved drugs for screwworm in the United States. The emergency use authorization allows the use ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a declaration allowing the Food and Drug Administration ...

As a former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and cattle producer, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating effects of animal disease outbreaks. Few threats concern me more than the ...

Food safety is a top concern driving U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to combat the threat of New World screwworm (NWS), a pest that is ...

State health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over.  The New World screwworm, Cochliomyia ...