USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service IS - Press releases, stakeholder announcements, factsheets, Q&A’s, brochures, etc. Update

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.  You are subscribed to IS - Press releases, stakeholder announcements, factsheets, Q&A's, brochures, etc. for USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.   Panama-United Sates Commission for Eradication and Prevention of Screwworms (COPEG) signs Regional Agreement with Central America on Screwworm Emergency Response Preparedness Pictured: OIRSA and COPEG personnel celebrate the signing of an agreement to strengthen regional screwworm emergency response in Central America.  On July 27, 2021 COPEG General Directors hosted the Executive Director and other representatives from the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA:  https://www.oirsa.org/) at Screwworm Program facilities in Pacora, Panama.  In addition to touring the facilities, OIRSA and COPEG Directors signed an agreement to strengthen international regional capacity to detect, identify, and respond to New World Screwworm in free areas.  The agreement leverages opportunities for COPEG to engage regionally on a broader scale through training on various screwworm-related subjects; raise awareness among member states on the work COPEG accomplishes to protect screwworm free areas north of Panama and the importance of ongoing surveillance; and facilitate rapid response to screwworm outbreaks should they occur.  The agreement was signed within the context of the 15 year anniversary celebration of the construction and inauguration of the sterile New World Screwworm mass-rearing facility in Pacora, Panama, and strategically positions the program as the world's leading expert on screwworm control and eradication.   For more information on the APHIS Screwworm Program visit https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/internationalservices/Sterile_Fly_Release_Programs/Screwworm.  For more information on APHIS International Services visit https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphisoverseas.  Questions about APHIS programs and services? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED: SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · 4700 River Rd · Riverdale, MD 20737