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Efforts Intensify to Combat New World Screwworm Outbreak
Original: Combating New World Screwworm Outbreak
Authorities and farmers are working to contain an outbreak of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae infest the wounds of warm-blooded animals, threatening livestock health and trade. Response measures being discussed include animal movement controls, surveillance and Sterile Insect Technique releases. The outbreak has raised concern across cattle-producing regions about economic losses and spread risk.
Why now: Livestock producers and officials are alarmed by the parasite's spread and its potential impact on cattle herds and meat trade.
New World screwwormcattle industryMexicoUnited States Department of Agriculture
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- Combating New World Screwworm Outbreak · The Prairie News
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