Congressman Biggs Leads Letter to USDA to Protect Arizonans Against New World Screwworm
This week, Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) led a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, expressing support for her department’s response to the New World screwworm and highlighting Arizona’s unique ability to support long-term prevention, surveillance, and response efforts.Following USDA's announcement of the first confirmed New World screwworm detection on Wednesday, June 3, four additional cases have been confirmed in New Mexico and Texas. These revelations have caused great concern among Americans, who fear an outbreak would threaten cattle, sheep, goats, horses, wildlife...
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