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In reply to the discussion: This screwworm shit is not funny! Another rant from an angry Texan!!!! [View all]
hlthe2b
(114,899 posts)1. No. It is not. It can affect pets, other livestock and HUMANS TOO. We had it controlled 60 years ago
but now that surveillance and research programs have been decimated, well. It could readily decimate livestock producers in this country if it takes a solid hold.
If you live along the border, read up on it and treat any pets that go outdoors. For dogs, the one preventive approved for control of the vector fly that transmits the parasite is Elanco's Credelio Quattro--though others will be testing their own products as well and submitting for approval.
To learn a bit about human risk:
https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html
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This screwworm shit is not funny! Another rant from an angry Texan!!!! [View all]
hamsterjill
9 hrs ago
OP
No. It is not. It can affect pets, other livestock and HUMANS TOO. We had it controlled 60 years ago
hlthe2b
9 hrs ago
#1
Yes. I get it, though Elanco does work with groups such as yours (and offers rebates for general public)
hlthe2b
9 hrs ago
#6
i only wanted to help. I don't deserve your anger & wrath nor does anyone else who responds.
hlthe2b
9 hrs ago
#10
I mentioned spot-on treatments which may well work and could be administered to a trapped
hlthe2b
9 hrs ago
#11
I so wanted to address this because of my family's business but figured I'd just get the usual "jump in the lake Texan"
efhmc
7 hrs ago
#29
Measles, Whooping Cough, etc. Under him, I think the near extinct Guinea Worm and extinct smallpox
AZLD4Candidate
8 hrs ago
#20
Both my parents believe the "assassination attempts" were all false flags.
AZLD4Candidate
6 hrs ago
#47
Yeah, I was just reading that these efforts wouldn't be fully (note that word) operational until early 2028.
hamsterjill
7 hrs ago
#43
I'm pretty sure they were also doing this in Mexico. USDA was working with Mexico. To the best of my knowledge.
LeftInTX
3 hrs ago
#69
Sociopaths like Trump, Thiel, Musk, the DOGE shitheads etc don't care about anything that doesn't affect them personally
ChicagoTeamster
8 hrs ago
#19
Psychopaths exists in various degrees in a variety of professions.
littlemissmartypants
7 hrs ago
#28
I was told by an older gentleman that a man born rich could never understand what it's like to be poor.
harumph
7 hrs ago
#32
Occasionally someone like a JFK or an FDR breaks that rule but, in general, yes
ChicagoTeamster
7 hrs ago
#36
Righteous rant, hamsterjill. I felt every inhalation and exhalation of it.
littlemissmartypants
7 hrs ago
#25
As a Republic (If We Can Keep It), "We" Obviously Failed Even More Bigly Than He Did When He Showed
The Roux Comes First
7 hrs ago
#35
I'm sure your dog will be just fine, but you're right to ask at the re-check. You're being sane and responsible.
hamsterjill
6 hrs ago
#53
Yet another inevitable consequence of all this insane deregulation. Completely on the heads of the GQP.
Karasu
4 hrs ago
#64
The idiocy of the DOGE bros (who probably thought "screwworm" was a hilarious joke) will haunt us for years to come.
LetMyPeopleVote
1 hr ago
#71