Despite strong efforts by public health officials to warn our citizens about the risks, tick-borne disease cases are rising ...

A HIGH court judge has dismissed a dog owner’s urgent application to reclaim his pet, who was found trapped in a drain, ...

First identified in 1957 in the Kyasanur forest of Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, KFD has since become a seasonal public ...

A penguin is found stranded and weak, and rescuers quickly realize the problem is deeper than exhaustion. The bird is heavily worm-infested, meaning parasites are draining its strength and putting ...

Usually, the only things you want to bring home from a vacation are a tan, good memories, and some souvenirs. Unfortunately, ...

The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announces a shift in New World screwworm sterile fly dispersal efforts into Texas to stop the northern spread ...

What to know, what to watch for, and when to act.

Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for the New World Screwworm as cases have been reported roughly 70 miles ...

A fourth property in the tick-free zone has been placed in lockdown after cattle ticks were detected on their animals, with the source of the outbreak still a mystery.

First U.S. screwworm case in a decade discovered in Florida import facility as Texas prepares for potential livestock ...

New world screwworm is a parasitic fly. Unlike most flies that lay eggs on dead tissue, this one lays its eggs in open wounds ...