Screw Worm Eradication

Officials declare Fla. screwworm outbreak over. Officials said the screwworm outbreak in South Florida is over after local, state and federal agencies collaborated to eradicate the parasitic fly from the area. No cases of the flesh-eating insects, which threatened wildlife, domestic and livestock species as well as humans, have been documented since Jan. 10.

Source: Sunshine State News (Fla.) (3/24)

Added : March 29, 2017