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Second case of New World Screwworm located in San Pedro Columbia, Toledo

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Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025. 2:21 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Earlier this week a second case of New World Screwworm was located in the village of San Pedro Columbia, Toledo District. Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai indicated that investigations as to the origin of this case continue, but the probable causes are either infection by wildlife in the area or contact with infected livestock from Guatemala. To head off the latter, inspection is no…

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High Plains Journal

Protecting the herd from New World Screwworm

Every cattle producer knows that pests are a challenge to our operation, but some pests are far more dangerous than others. One of the new threats to our herd comes from the New World screwworm, which is currently advancing through Central America into southern Mexico and could soon be at our border. The New World screwworm is a fly that has a particularly gory way of harming our cattle. Female NWS flies lay their eggs in open wounds or body ori…

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