The Threat of New World Screwworm

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture's Council of Animal Disease Issues & Emergency Management is hosting a webinar to explore the threat of New World Screwworm (NWS) to U.S. livestock and public health. NWS is a devastating pest causing serious, often deadly damage to the animals when larvae burrow into the flesh of the living animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds, and in rare cases, people. There are significant efforts under way to keep the spread of NWS into the U.S. at bay. Read more about NWS here. 

Speakers will include: 

Dr. Anne Straily is a veterinary medical officer with the Parasitic Diseases Branch (PDB) at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Straily began her CDC career in 2015 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer assigned to the Rickettsial Zoonosis Branch. After completing EIS in 2017, she joined PDB where her work entails surveillance, outbreak investigation and response for foodborne parasitic diseases as well as surveillance, field studies, and technical support for epidemiologic investigations of other parasitic diseases, and provides consultation for healthcare providers and public health personnel regarding parasitic diseases. Dr. Straily holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University, a Masters of Public Health from the University of Kansas, and is board certified through the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine with a sub-specialty in epidemiology. Prior to joining CDC, she served as a staff epidemiologist at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a Public Health Officer in the US Air Force Reserves, and an associate veterinarian in small animal practice.

Dr. Sarah Speth currently serves as the Emerging Diseases Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services. In this role she guides national strategy and policy related to emerging diseases of livestock. Dr. Speth received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University, Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota, and is board certified in veterinary preventive medicine. Following graduation from veterinary school, she served as a Public Health Officer in the U.S. Air Force, managing public health programs for a large military installation. She then transferred to the Air Force Reserve to pursue a civilian career as a public practice veterinarian. Dr. Speth has over 18 years of experience in multiple Federal agencies focusing on both livestock and public health policy.

Register for the webinar.

The webinar is complementary to all NIAA members and $25 for non members.