Elanco Animal Health receives emergency FDA and EPA approval for screwworm treatments
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Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 27
Elanco Animal Health receives emergency FDA and EPA approval for screwworm treatments
13 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 27
The FDA authorized Negasunt Powder and the EPA granted a Section 18 exemption for Tanidil, effective April 27, following screwworm cases detected 62 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border.
These treatments will be distributed via the U.S. Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service and National Veterinary Stockpile, in coordination with state and tribal agencies, to protect multiple livestock species.
The emergency authorizations aim to provide veterinarians and livestock producers with rapid response options should New World screwworm flies enter the U.S., with Tanidil's exemption valid until 2029.
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With a human case confirmed, what is the public health risk from this livestock parasite?
Could climate change be pushing this tropical, flesh-eating fly across the U.S. border?