The screwworm was 187 miles from Texas in February. It is now 25 miles from the Texas border, the USDA said in an update on the parasite.

A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to the USDA.

The screwworm was 187 miles from Texas in February. It is now 25 miles from the Texas border, the USDA said in an update on the parasite.

If confirmed, it would be the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.

The Department of Agriculture flagged a possible case of New World Screwworm or NWS in South Texas, sparking fears about the flesh-eating fly coming to the US.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.

A widespread screwworm outbreak in Texas could cause $1.8 billion in economic losses, according to the USDA.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas

The USDA said the only animal affected was a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, after larvae were identified in its umbilical area.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it suspects that the the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it suspects that the the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.

With the case confirmed, it is the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.

A case was confirmed in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, a town about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the US-Mexico border - a blow to US cattle ranchers.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the case was in a 3-week-old calf in LaPryor, Texas, about 50 miles from the Mexico border

The flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry

The case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said late Wednesday.

A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the United States for the first time since 1966, exposing the nation's cattle herd to a serious new…

The pest was largely eradicated in the United States in the 1960s.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said USDA officials detected a screwworm on a three-week-old calf in Texas, near the Mexican border.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in Texas.