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Much better source: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states https://www.aphis.usda.gov/new

Much better source: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-co...

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jmclnx 4mo ago
A better source ? Looks like a borderline political ad. But it does have some good info.
- amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
  It seems that everything coming out of the federal government looks like a political ad now. It kind of makes me want to throw up.
  - jondwillis 4mo ago
    And that’s the entire point. Accelerate!
pickleglitch 4mo ago
Yeah, it's a better source if you enjoy government propaganda.
rurban 4mo ago
Compare the two. Both say there's a working response plan in place (SWASS). One says it is working great. The others says it was started way too late, and it is still blocked by buerocrats.
RetroTechie 4mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia Note this distinction: Unlike most other maggots, these maggots attack and consume healthy living tissue along with decaying tissue (hominivorax literally translates to "man-eating") The "primary" screwworm, which can pierce skin, causes most livestock damage and is the focus of the eradication effort. Versus The secondary screwworm, C. macellaria, is a flesh-eating fly whose larvae consume only necrotic tissue, either that of carrion or of an animal or human host (myiasis). This important distinction between C. macellaria and C. hominivorax was not understood for much of medical history; myiasis of humans and animals was viewed as universally disastrous. However, as medical understanding of the process of tissue breakdown and infection progressed, it was observed that wounds with specific types of maggot infestation actually had a decreased severity and duration of infection. This progressed to the point where C. macellaria larvae were being applied in some cases as surgical maggots. However, the negative connotation surrounding the word “screwworm” has persisted, and the largely harmless secondary screwworms are often blamed for myiasitic attacks for which primary screwworms are actually responsible. As often, success of an eradication program depends on staying the course.

Much better source: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-co...

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jmclnx 4mo ago

A better source ? Looks like a borderline political ad. But it does have some good info.

amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
It seems that everything coming out of the federal government looks like a political ad now. It kind of makes me want to throw up.
- jondwillis 4mo ago
  And that’s the entire point. Accelerate!

pickleglitch 4mo ago

Yeah, it's a better source if you enjoy government propaganda.

rurban 4mo ago

Compare the two. Both say there's a working response plan in place (SWASS). One says it is working great. The others says it was started way too late, and it is still blocked by buerocrats.

RetroTechie 4mo ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia Note this distinction: Unlike most other maggots, these maggots attack and consume healthy living tissue along with decaying tissue (hominivorax literally translates to "man-eating") The "primary" screwworm, which can pierce skin, causes most livestock damage and is the focus of the eradication effort. Versus The secondary screwworm, C. macellaria, is a flesh-eating fly whose larvae consume only necrotic tissue, either that of carrion or of an animal or human host (myiasis). This important distinction between C. macellaria and C. hominivorax was not understood for much of medical history; myiasis of humans and animals was viewed as universally disastrous. However, as medical understanding of the process of tissue breakdown and infection progressed, it was observed that wounds with specific types of maggot infestation actually had a decreased severity and duration of infection. This progressed to the point where C. macellaria larvae were being applied in some cases as surgical maggots. However, the negative connotation surrounding the word “screwworm” has persisted, and the largely harmless secondary screwworms are often blamed for myiasitic attacks for which primary screwworms are actually responsible. As often, success of an eradication program depends on staying the course.