Tag: local communities
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Centers for Disease Control & USDA sound the alarm on Cochliomyia hominivorax
The federal government is working with local, state & tribal agencies in a unified response to the spread of New World screwworm scientifically known as Cochliomyia hominvorax. Since the 1960s screwworm has mostly been eradicated in Northern America due to strong protective measures taken. NWS for short is a type of fly that lays larvae…