BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 5 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
As a new parasite with flesh-eating larvaethreatensthe nation's livestock industry,a team of Virginia Tech researchers will be on the frontlines of defense.
Led by Luis Escobar,an associate professor of fish and wildlife conservation, theteamis working onone of40 breakthrough projects funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)to develop an integrated preparedness and response system against the re-emergence of the new world screwworm in the Americas.
"Preventing a screwworm invasion protects food production,food prices, ruraleconomies,family farms, wildlife populations, companion animals such as dogs and ...