Naig issues statement on New World Screwworm in Texas - The Hamburg Reporter

Naig issues statement on New World Screwworm in Texas - The Hamburg Reporter

Press Release Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Additional New World screwworm cases detected in U.S.

Two calves and a dog test positive in Texas. USDA is increasing trapping along the border and outside the dispersal zone.

Secretary Naig Statement on New World Screwworm in Texas

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed a detection of the parasitic New World Screwworm in Texas: “I appreciate Secretary Rollins’ leadership and all the work her team at USDA is doing to quickly respond to this case and work to prevent the spread of the parasitic New World Scr…