Friday, 24 March 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> New World screwworm - USA (02): (FL) successfully eradicated

Myiasis -- United States
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says it will wind down its response against flesh-eating maggots that threaten small, endangered deer in a national wildlife refuge in the Florida Keys.
The department said in a news release that the check point for New World screwworms in Key Largo will close at 7 p.m. [Sat 18 Mar 2017]. This comes after more than 5 months of aggressive response efforts and no new screwworm infestations found since [10 Jan 2017].
New World

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