A human case of New World screwworm was reported by the Centers for Disease Control after being discovered earlier this month. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said the cattle industry will monitor the situation, but this isn’t a risk to the U.S. livestock industry.
This is not a completely isolated occurrence. Woodall said there have been cases in the last couple of years in the U.S.
Woodall said the protocols for protecting humans and livestock from NWS worked as intended.
Fortunately, Woodall said the human infection had no chance to spread because of how quickly the infected person went to the doctor.
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