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What is a New World Screwworm? In rare cases, its maggots will eat your flesh
Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports ...
Mississippi Board of Animal Health issues alert for New World Screwworm
The Mississippi Board of Animal Health urges animal owners to be aware of New World Screwworm, an invasive pest that poses a ...
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Horse Imports Halted At Mexican Border Due To Screwworm
Rollins today announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through U.S. ports of entry along the ...
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Vet Watch Update: New World screwworm
Amid a surge to over 1,400 confirmed New World screwworm cases in Mexico and an immediate US suspension of live cattle imports, Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, warns this parasitic fly could breach ...
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Baldwin: Screwworm consequences stretch far beyond individual herds
Colorado State Veterinarian Maggie Baldwin said there are direct costs associated with the individual animals and herds ...
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New World Screwworm’s Threat Grows: Pest Detected Only 700 Miles From the U.S. Border
NCBA applauds Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' aggressive efforts to suspend Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports, ...
Flesh-eating New World Screwworm could pose health risks to cattle, humans
Mexico's New World Screwworm outbreak halts livestock imports at the southern border as US officials work to prevent the ...
State leaders reassure public: meat remains safe despite screwworm concerns in livestock
TheOklahoma Secretary of Agriculture and the Oklahoma State Veterinarian are addressing the New World Screwworm (NWS), a ...
For Borderland cattle ranchers, a trade war with Mexico, screwworm adds to list of troubles
The unpredictability of Trump’s tariff policy on Mexico earlier this year has already cost cattle ranchers millions of dollars in profit losses.