US EditionHuman screwworm case poses no risk to agriculture, says USDA official
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The Straits TimesHuman screwworm case poses no risk to agriculture, says USDA official
By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas
USDA: No detections of screwworm in livestock after human case - Agriland.co.uk
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said that there has been no detections of new world screwworm (NWS) in livestock in the country. The USDA’s statement comes after health authorities confirmed a case in a human who is understood to have travelled to Central America. New world screwworm is a species of parasitic fly, the larvae (maggots) of which eat the living tissue of certain animals. When the fly larvae burrow into the flesh of a li…
USDA Deputy Secretary at Farm Progress Show
USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden filled in for his boss at the 2025 Farm Progress Show Tuesday, chatting on the mainstage with Mike Pearson of This Week in AgriBusiness and answering question from farm reporters on site. The first topic addressed was New World Screwworm in light of the latest headlines about human case in Maryland. “So the good news is, that case, which is a solitary human case, was because a citizen of this co…
The human case of cattle sweeper worm reported by U.S. health authorities is the only one that has occurred in the country so far this year and does not pose any risk to the livestock sector, said Tuesday an official of the Department of Agriculture.The worm sweeper, a carnivorous parasite that eats its live guests, has moved north through Central America and southern Mexico, putting the U.S. cattle industry on high alert. A worm sweeper infesta…
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