Penn State Q&A Addresses New World Screwworm Outbreak, Potential Risks
June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following Q&A involving Erika Machtinger, associate professor of entomology in the College of Agricultural Sciences:
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Q&A: Does the New World screwworm pose a threat to Pennsylvania?
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Over the past two weeks, there have been 12 reports out of Texas and New Mexico of new cases of the New World screwworm -a parasitic fly once declared eradicated in th . . .
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Q&A: Does the New World screwworm pose a threat to Pennsylvania?
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Over the past two weeks, there have been 12 reports out of Texas and New Mexico of new cases of the New World screwworm -a parasitic fly once declared eradicated in th . . .