| July 7, 2026 | New World Screwworm: Economic and Market Implications | Experts: Dr. Ted Schroeder, Dr. Glynn Tonsor Moderator: Dustin Pendell | New World Screwworm has the potential to affect livestock producers well beyond direct animal health impacts. This webinar will examine the economic consequences of enhanced surveillance and management, quarantines and feeder cattle movements, trade and market disruptions, consumer response, and other key issues that could influence the U.S. livestock industry during an outbreak. | Coming after the webinar |
| June 30, 2026 | New World Screwworm Myiasis in Humans: Clinical Features and Public Health Implications | Erin Petro, State Public Health Veterinarian Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) | This presentation will cover the risk factors, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and case reporting of new world screwworm myiasis in humans. We will also discuss public health response following a detection in humans in Kansas. | Webinar Recording and Slides |
| June 23, 2026 | Current Situation in the U.S. and Our Response Regulations & Therapeutics – New World Screwworm in the US | Dr. Sara McReynolds
Assistant Animal Health Commissioner
Kansas Dept of Agriculture (KDA) Dr. Brian Lubbers
Interim Department Head, Clinical Sciences Associate Professor – Food Animal Therapeutics K-State College of Veterinary Medicine | This session will provide an overview of what we know today and our coordinated response. There are no FDA products fully approved for treatment and/or prevention of New World Screwworm (NWS) larval infestations. This presentation will review the regulations regarding drug use (with an emphasis on use in food animal species), discuss differences between fully-approved drug products, conditionally-approved drug products and emergency use authorizations and briefly touch on products that can legally be used for treatment of NWS in veterinary species. | Webinar Recordings and Slides |
| June 16, 2026 | New World Screwworm Past and Present
Current Situation in the U.S. and Our Response | Dr. Cassandra Olds, Assistant Professor
K-State Dept. of Entomology Dr. Sara McReynolds
Assistant Animal Health Commissioner
Kansas Dept of Agriculture (KDA) | This session will provide an overview on the biology of the New World screwworm, discuss it’s impact on cattle in Kansas prior to eradication and a look this could look like in the future. This session will provide an overview of what we know today and our coordinated response. | Webinar Recordings and Slides |
