The blood-sucking parasite has affected tens of thousands of cattle south of the border, which has been closed to the ...

TACLOBAN CITY — A critically endangered Philippine eagle was rescued by residents along the shores of Leyte town on Wednesday, May 27, raising concerns among wildlife authorities over the condition of ...

The blood-sucking parasite has affected tens of thousands of cattle south of the border, which has been closed to the livestock trade.

Just over a decade ago, a community dog who was a fixture of our neighbourhood, got into a territorial battle with some new, younger four-legged residents. When his wounds got maggot-infested and ...

Southern states are bracing for a potential invasion of the New World screwworm that could disrupt livestock markets and ...

All of the United States’ southern ports of entry remain closed to livestock imports due to the presence of the New World screwworm in Mexico. The U.S. Department of Agriculture closed livestock trade ...

Medical historian Richard Barnett joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about medical history.

A remote gold mining town is under siege, as medical workers struggle to beat back a surge of deaths and infections.

While USDA eradicated New World screwworm from the U.S. in 1966, there’s a constant risk of re-introduction. The parasitic fly larvae eat the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, such as cattle, ...