by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 24, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Public Health
Lindsay A. Starkey, DVM, PhD, DACVM-Parasit In mid- to late-2016, the Florida Keys had a new inhabitant—the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax). Technically, this parasite had been present in the United States before, but a strenuous eradication program...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 16, 2016 | Bobs Blog, Public Health, Uncategorized
Lindsay A. Starkey, DVM, PhD, DACVM-Parasit & Stephanie R. Ostrowski, DVM, MPVM, DACVPM Four score and seven years ago, screwworms were a common pest of the livestock industry in the United States. These flies, known as New World screwworms or Cochliomyia...
