FDA issues emergency use authorization for drug to treat puppies and dogs infected with New World screwworm

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The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for an animal drug to treat dogs and puppies infected with the parasite New World screwworm.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for the first time ever, has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for an animal drug to treat dogs and puppies infected with the parasite New World screwworm (NWS).

What we know:

What is New World Screwworm?

Animals and humans become infected with NWS when the parasite lays eggs on and in open wounds. The FDA says NWS does not regularly occur in the U.S. and is typically found in South America and the Caribbean, but Mexico and countries in Central America are reporting cases in both humans and animals. People who travel to areas where the flies are present, have an open wound, s