Texas Officials Encouraged Monitoring, Reporting of Animals Affected by New World Screwworm
On Dec. 30, 2024, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asked hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts in South…
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Mexico Notified United States of New World Screwworm Detection
On Nov. 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
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Screwworm eradicated in Florida, again
On April 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced that the New World screwworm (NWS) had…
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The CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center for Tropical Storm Ernesto
Aug. 24, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC)…
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USDA eradicated New World screwworm from the United States
In 1966, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) eradicated New World screwworm (NWS) from the United States using sterile…
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Carlos Finlay proposed that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes
In 1881, Carlos Finlay, a Cuban doctor and scientist, proposed that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. Finlay’s…
