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US confirms first human case of travel-associated screwworm
STORY: The U.S. has confirmed the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm. It involved a patient who returned from travel to El Salvador, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew G.
The CDC confirmation came about a week and a half before the U.S. agriculture secretary said Texas would host a sterile fly ...
"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.
A parasite that eats live flesh has resurfaced near Texas, sparking fears for ranchers, pets and the cattle industry.
Federal and state officials are now monitoring an outbreak that has reached 370 miles from the Texas-Mexico border. Crews are ...
The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador. The risk to public health in the US is very low ...
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced this month it has developed a state-of-the-art attractant to track New ...
The U.S. confirmed its first human diagnosis of the flesh-eating bacteria screwworm since 1982 after its known eradication ...
USDA launches a key initiative with a new sterile fly facility in Texas to combat the New World Screwworm and protect US ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN7d
U.S. to build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry
Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.
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A Looming Threat: Big Country ranchers prepare for possible screwworm invasion
With swarms of screwworms slowly making their way towards the U.S. southern border, many ranchers across Texas are educating ...
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