“The stench…it’s like roadkill stewed in infection,” explains Jose Santiago Gallardo Espinosa, a cattle producer from Chiriqui, Panama, describing an animal that has been infected with New World ...

A flesh-eating parasite spreading across Mexico and Central America has placed the U.S. on high alert, but government officials say several key steps have been taken in case an outbreak occurs here.

Even though the U.S. remains free of FMD, widespread outbreaks overseas significantly raise the risk of reintroduction, which ...

Images of zombie squirrels have gone viral on Reddit and X as netizens wondered why the animals in their backyard developed warts with oozing pus. The pictures also showed the infected animals had ...

A parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living livestock, birds, pets and humans, could threaten California soon. The New World Screwworm has rapidly spread northward from Panama since 2023 and ...

While human cases of rabies in the United States are rare, it’s still a deadly disease: six people have died from rabies nationwide since September 2024, a US Centers for Disease Control and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in the state from an infested traveler ...