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Promotional webinar flyer with a dark green background. The flyer announces: “New World Screwworm Is Here… Now What?” and highlights science updates, response strategies, and communication tools to protect livestock and pets. The webinar is scheduled for June 30, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT. The event is described as a webinar by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in collaboration with the Southeastern Center for Florida Extension Disaster Education Network. Three circular speaker headshots are displayed with the names Angela Lindsey, Edwin “Ted” Burgess, and Lauri Baker beneath them. At the bottom are organizational logos, including the Florida EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network) logo and the Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease logo. The design uses white text and logos against a dark green background.

New World Screwworm is Here…Now What? Science Updates, Response Strategies, and Communication Tools

July 1, 2026 Sebastian Duran-Ahumada Comments Off

New World Screwworm is Here…Now What? Science Updates, Response Strategies, and Communication Tools

The Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (SECVBD) is pleased to share the recording of the recent webinar, “New World Screwworm Is Here—Now What?” (June 30th, 2026).

This webinar features experts Angela Lindsey, Edwin “Ted” Burgess, and Lauri Baker, who discuss current science updates, response strategies, and communication tools to help protect livestock and pets from the threat of New World screwworm.

If you were unable to attend live, or would like to revisit the discussion, you can watch the webinar recording below.

Thank you to the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center) and the Florida Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) for organizing this timely and informative event.