JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Horse smuggling raises new concerns over U.S. screwworm threat
The New World screwworm was eradicated from the United States decades ago, but it has recently returned to the region, reports say
NYTIMES (James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas) - Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico
For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.
DAILYCALLER (Christine Sellers) - Teen In Critical Condition With Infection From Warm Freshwater 1 Week After 8-Year-Old Girl Died From Brain-Eating Amoeba
The brain-eating amoeba is found in ponds, rivers, and lakes
NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Why are flesh-eating bacteria expanding beyond traditional hotspots?
Scientists have recently documented the bacteria spreading to places that were once too cold for it to survive.
NYTIMES (Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell) - How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
AI:The massive cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands represents a systemic failure in national food safety oversight, as investigators struggle to trace the pathogen back to its source. While critics attempt to blame administrative delays on policy decisions made during the Trump administration regarding regulatory rules, the reality points to a broader breakdown of the protective barriers intended to secure the American food supply against biological threats. This failure allowed the contamination to bypass existing federal safety nets, leaving the public vulnerable despite established monitoring protocols.Open
NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Dr. McCullough: “Flesh-Eating Bacteria Crisis Spirals Out of Control”
by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 14, 2026 A potentially dangerous bacterial threat is drawing renewed attention along the U.S. Gulf Coast as health officials report cases of Vibrio vulnificus, commonly [...]
AI:Dr. McCullough is sounding the alarm on a rapidly escalating crisis as Vibrio vulnificus—the dreaded flesh-eating bacteria—begins to spiral out of control along the U.S. Gulf Coast. While the establishment media stays busy with their scripted distractions, this burgeoning biological threat highlights a terrifying reality of vulnerability in our coastal regions. As we have seen with the recent surges in Cyclospora and the looming shadows of Nipah virus and parasitic outbreaks, the biological safety of the American public is under constant siege by pathogens that health officials seem perpetually unable to contain. This isn't just another isolated medical report; it is part of a wider, systemic failure in our national bio-defense and…Open
NPR (Ava Berger) - Here's how 'parasite' went from a laughing matter to a serious biological threat
Odysseus did not face the parasite Cyclospora in his 10-year journey home. But the word "parasite" originated as a popular character trope in Greek literature.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - USDA Lets Loose 400 Million Lab-Bred Flies to Counteract Flesh-Eating Screwworms.
The USDA is deploying hundreds of millions of flies bred in a factory to prevent the reestablishment of the New World screwworm in the U.S., a parasite capable of devastating livestock and wildlife, and occasionally infecting humans.
The USDA is deploying hundreds of millions of flies bred in a factory to prevent the reestablishment of the New World screwworm in the U.S., a parasite capable of devastating livestock and wildlife , and occasionally infecting humans. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) has released nearly 400 million sterile flies over Texas and northern Mexico to combat the spread of the New World screwworm , a flesh-eating parasite that threatens livestock, wildlife, pets, and occasionally humans. This effort aims to prevent the parasite from becoming reestablished in the United States after confirmed cases were reported in Texas and New Mexico last month. DETAIL: The campaign relies on breeding sterile insects en…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Damita Menezes) - USDA's sterile fly strategy for screwworm outbreak is failing: TX ag chief
"It's a definition of insanity," Miller told NewsNation on Friday. "We're doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. It's just not happening."
NEWSNATIONNOW (Sybille de La Hamaide) - UN launches project to help contain screwworm using flies
The pest has re-emerged in Central America and Mexico and was confirmed in the U.S. this month, the first occurrence there in more than 40 years, raising risks for livestock, wildlife and pets and sending beef prices to near record highs.