The Resurgence of the New World Screwworm: A Renewed Fight for U.S. Biosecurity
The Return of a Persistent Threat Federal agriculture officials are mobilizing a nationwide response after the re-emergence of the New World screwworm, a parasitic insect capable of causing devastating tissue damage in livestock and wildlife. Following decades of successful eradication efforts that cost the U.S. government hundreds of millions of dollars, the United States Department…