Story thread · 2 reports / 2 sources

As New World screwworm returns to the US, a new dashboard tracks the risk

phys.org · 3hShare

In the 1950s, the New World screwworm cost U.S. livestock producers tens of millions of dollars a year, reaching $50 million to $100 million annually in the hardest-hit Southwest, before it was eradicated from the United States and pushed south to Panama. Now the flesh-eating pest has spread north again, reaching Texas and New Mexico and threatening livestock, wildlife and even people.

First report: Screwworm Strikes Back — amconmag.com, 1d