LiveHealth+: North America: CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center Over New…

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North America: CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center Over New World Screwworm SpikeThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially activated its Emergency Operations Center to support an intense, multi-agency "One Health" containment effort. The Infestation: The response is targeting active animal detections of the highly destructive New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in southern Texas and parts of New Mexico. Public Health Priority: Because the fly larvae burrow aggressively into the living flesh of any warm-blooded mammal—including humans—the CDC is backing the USDA to deploy sterile insect techniques and equip regional clinics with specialized wound-care training to prevent human traumatic myiasis. https://www.outbreaknow.org