Farm workers at high risk amid screwworm outbreak in US south-west
Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images“If they’re not in touch with the healthcare system, they’re very likely not going to be picked up by any of the surveillance that is being done,” said Rebekah Stewart, a clinical educator and care coordinator with the Migrant Clinicians Network and a family nurse practitioner. “It’s like a jungle gym, the number of hoops and barriers that a person has to jump over to get from the farm to a healthcare system. And any opportunity that we can reduce those barriers is going to be not just good for the individuals and their community, but good for all of us.”The main risk during the New World screwworm outbreak is to animals, including the $347.7bn meat and poultry industry.
- ▪Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images“If they’re not in touch with the healthcare system, they’re very likely not going to be picked up by any of the surveillance that is being done,” said Rebekah Stewart, a clinical educator and care coord
- ▪“It’s like a jungle gym, the number of hoops and barriers that a person has to jump over to get from the farm to a healthcare system.
- ▪And any opportunity that we can reduce those barriers is going to be not just good for the individuals and their community, but good for all of us.”The main risk during the New World screwworm outbreak is to animals, including the $347.7bn
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The main risk of the New World screwworm outbreak are animals, and the almost $350bn meat and poultry industry Photograph: San Antonio Express-News/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe main risk of the New World screwworm outbreak are animals, and the almost $350bn meat and poultry industry Photograph: San Antonio Express-News/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesUS farm workersFarm workers at high risk amid screwworm outbreak in US south-westThose who work with animals are at greater risk for infection, but face challenges in accessing healthcareMelody SchreiberWed 24 Jun 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 24 Jun 2026 08.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAgricultural workers are among the highest risk group for human infection during the screwworm outbreak in the…
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