Washington, June 26 -- Congressman Greg Stanton issued the following news release:

U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04) sent a letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to take swift action to strengthen Arizona's defenses against the growing outbreak of New World Screwworm (NWS).

The New World Screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite that feeds on living tissue and can cause severe injury or death in livestock and wildlife, with twenty-six confirmed (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us.list-manage.com/xEtHn8NsJQB?e=3ed821b960&c2id=f943e4f7681e30c74305b2c2832e54bd__;!!BSgrhSFG!D5j4D-NTbY_MUaEcZNg45qG_kGWcoM0el92znkGVcyfHsfJodFYK_-DLI1WQJ4hey5yFLmF6mEmjih0jtsqDtor-WUqjvk4ZYvbhkpz0J1TIyUo9OdcJnArS6Io$) d...