Deputy Secretary says human case of NWS does not pose risk to livestock health

The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services have confirmed that the recently reported human case of New World screwworm is an isolated incident. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden told reporters at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, that human cases are treatable. “But it doesn’t pose a risk to livestock,” he […]

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