Experts Emphasize Early Detection, Coordination to Keep Screwworm Out of US
The reemergence of New World screwworm in Central America and Mexico is renewing concern among animal health, human health and environmental experts who say the insect represents a serious One Health threat with potential consequences for livestock, wildlife and people if it reaches the United States.
That concern was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, where experts from academia, federal agencies and veterinary medicine outlined the current outbreak, its history and the coordinated efforts underway to prevent the parasite's return...
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