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USDA and HHS Confirm Travel-Related Human Case of New World Screwworm in Maryland The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed a travel-associated case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the United States. The case was identified in Maryland, in a patient returning from El Salvador. This marks the first confirmed …
First Human Case of New World Screwworm Reported in the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the United States, according to a recent report. The diagnosis was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rare parasitic infestation appeared in a traveler returning …
USDA Expands New World Screwworm Prevention—Here’s What Cattle Producers Can Do The USDA has begun implementing expanded efforts to combat the New World Screwworm (NWS), following an announcement from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins during a press conference held in Texas last week. With concerns rising about the pest’s potential spread, cattle producers across the country are asking: What …
NCBA Responds to USDA’s $100 Million New World Screw Worm Initiative Last week’s announcement by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins marked a significant step in the fight against the New World Screwworm, a pest that poses a serious threat to U.S. livestock. The USDA’s expanded strategy includes constructing a new sterile fly production facility and investing in advanced sterilization technologies. …
U.S. Customs Halts Invasive Pest from Reaching Wisconsin Cherry Orchards On June 19th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists made a critical interception at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, stopping a serious agricultural threat before it could reach U.S. soil. During a secondary inspection, specialists discovered a five-pound bag of fresh cherries infested with live European cherry fruit fly maggots. …
Fall Armyworms Emerging Ahead of Schedule Producers across the Southeast are being urged to stay vigilant as early signs of fall armyworm activity begin to surface. Lisa Baxter, Associate Professor and State Forage Specialist at the University of Georgia, shared recent developments suggesting the pest may be arriving sooner than usual. Reports are coming in not just from Georgia, but …
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is reacting to the announcement by the US Department of Agriculture again closing the US Mexico Border to shipments of livestock due to the threat of the New World Screwworm. Last week, a New World Screwworm case was reported in Veracruz, Mexico, approximately 370 miles south of the US Mexico border. NCBA CEO Colin …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has paused the phased reopening of ports along the US Mexico Border due to further northward spread of the New World Screwworm in Mexico. Earlier this week, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and Quality reported a new case of New World Screwworm in Veracruz, approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile …
The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced earlier this week that Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas will be the site of a new sterile fly production facility in the efforts to eradicate the New World Screwworm. This $8.5 Million facility will help augment the existing sterile fly facility at COPEG, The Panama – US Commission for the eradication …
In a story from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB), Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), says the screwworm, a parasitic pest, is likely to cross the southern border of the United States later this summer. “It’s no longer a question of whether we see a return of the new world screwworms in the U.S., …
