Georgia Tightens Screwworm Safeguards Again
If you need an example of just how quickly the New World screwworm situation can change, look at Georgia.
Earlier this month, Georgia lifted additional animal entry requirements from New Mexico after an infested zone there was released. Now, those safeguards are going back into place following a September 17 screwworm detection in a horse in Grant County, New Mexico.
Georgia is requiring additional measures for warm-blooded animals coming from five New Mexico counties, while separate requirements remain for animals arriving from Texas.
And while those rules are Georgia-specific, the reminder applies across the Southeast: this situation is moving.
New World screwworm is now being actively managed inside the United States, and animal movement requirements can change as new cases are detected and zones are established or released.
For livestock owners anywhere in the region, that makes checking current state and federal requirements before moving animals increasingly important.
USDA continues to update screwworm detections and response information at Screwworm.gov.
