# New World screwworm alert

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Podcast: [Feedstuffs in Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/feedstuffs-in-focus-695079)
Published: 2026-06-05T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19299580-new-world-screwworm-alert.mp3
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Duration seconds: 592

## Resource

A parasite the US eliminated decades ago is back on the radar, and the clock starts the moment someone notices a “not quite right” wound. We sit down with Dr. Patrick Webb, Assistant Chief Veterinarian with the National Pork Board, to unpack what a confirmed New World screwworm case in southern Texas signals for pork producers and the wider livestock industry, and why early reporting beats waiting for certainty every time. We walk through how a suspected case typically moves from farm observ...

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