New World screwworm reported in Arizona dog
Health · First reported 29 Oct, 00:52 · Updated 12:00
A New World screwworm case was reported in a domestic dog in Cochise County, Arizona. The available reports describe a back wound infested with maggots.
- Arizona reported its first New World screwworm case on Wednesday, and the report described it as the third state impacted by the parasite.
- The confirmed case was found in a domestic dog in Cochise County, which shares a border with Mexico.
- The dog had a back wound infested with maggots, described as consistent with screwworm.
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- Arizona
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- Cochise County
- Animal
- Domestic dog
- Reported significance
- Arizona’s first case; the third state reported as impacted
- Wound described
- Back wound infested with maggots consistent with screwworm
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- Screwworm infests dog in Arizona, widening US cases29 Oct, 00:52
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