Commissioner Miller responds to USDA report of New World Screwworm Case in Florida

Commissioner Miller responds to USDA report of New World Screwworm Case in Florida

Late last month, the USDA reported that during a routine USDA inspection at an equine import quarantine facility in Florida, a horse arriving from Argentina was found to have an open wound containing larvae. The animal was immediately treated, samples were sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories, and NVSL has since confirmed the larvae were New World screwworm. The detection is proof that the USDA’s long-standing import inspection …