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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(Washington, D.C., September 21, 2025)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> – Hours ago, Mexico’s National Service
of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This is now the northernmost detection of NWS during this outbreak, and the one most threatening to the American cattle and livestock industry. Sabinas
Hidalgo is located near the major highway from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, to Laredo, Texas, which is one of the most heavily trafficked commercial thoroughfares in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">"Protecting the United States from NWS is non-negotiable and a top priority of the Trump Administration,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke
L. Rollins. “This is a national security priority. We have given Mexico every opportunity and every resource necessary to counter NWS since announcing the NWS Bold Plan in June 2025. Nevertheless, American ranchers and families should know that we will not
rely on Mexico to defend our industry, our food supply, or our way of life. We are firmly executing our five-pronged plan and will take decisive action to protect our borders, even in the absence of cooperation. Furthermore, we will pursue aggressive measures
against anyone who harms American livestock.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The previous northernmost detection was reported on July 9, 2025, in Veracruz, approximately 370 miles farther south. Preliminary reports from SENASICA
indicate that the affected animal—an 8-month-old cow—had recently been moved to a certified feedlot in Nuevo León from a region in southern Mexico with known active NWS cases. The potential link to animal movement underscores the non-negotiable need for Mexico
to fully implement and comply with the U.S.–Mexico Joint Action Plan for NWS in Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Currently, U.S. ports remain closed to imports of cattle, bison, and horses from Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Since July, USDA alongside Mexico, has been actively monitoring nearly 8,000 traps across Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. To date, more than 13,000
screening samples have been submitted, with no NWS flies detected. USDA is analyzing all new information related to the recent case in Nuevo León and will pursue all options to release sterile flies in this region as necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">In addition, USDA will soon release a significant plan to help rebuild the American cattle supply, incentivizing our great ranchers, and driving a
full-scale revitalization of the American beef industry. This is only the beginning with many more announcements coming this week as USDA restores American strength, protects food security, and supports America’s ranchers and farmers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">USDA Leads An Aggressive National Response</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Under the decisive leadership of Secretary Rollins, USDA has made substantial progress in implementing
<a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.usda.gov%2Fabout-usda%2Fnews%2Fpress-releases%2F2025%2F06%2F18%2Fsecretary-rollins-announces-bold-plan-combat-new-world-screwworms-northward-spread%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010001996f5b905f-97d9f905-6a34-4cff-b29b-63ad4c5e1f93-000000/qFsEp2E2MwrfOaWKSaHFV4jCpPlx2tvAtYZlEFPrWhI=423">
<span style="color:#005EA2">its sweeping, five-prong plan</span></a> to protect the nation’s livestock, wildlife, and public health from the growing threat of NWS. This effort reflects the Trump administration’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding America’s
agricultural economy and food security through a unified, whole-of-government response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">USDA serves as the lead coordinating agency, deploying advanced surveillance systems; ramping up domestic preparedness; investing in innovative detection,
control, and response tools and strategies; and supporting robust cross-border response efforts in Mexico and Central America to combat the pest and push it away from the United States. USDA’s comprehensive strategy includes the following immediate actions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Innovating Our Way to Eradication</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">USDA is investing $100 million in breakthrough technologies through the NWS Grand Challenge, which will solicit ideas to enhance sterile fly production and develop new tools such as advanced traps, lures, and
therapeutics.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">USDA is also exploring and validating technologies like e-beam and x-ray sterilization, genetically engineered flies, and modular sterilization facilities through public listening sessions and ongoing evaluations.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">USDA has begun construction on a domestic sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Force Base in Edinburg, Texas. This $8.5 million facility, expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2025, will
be capable of dispersing up to 100 million sterile flies per week.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Planning is also underway with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction of a domestic sterile fly production facility in Southern Texas, with a projected capacity of 300 million sterile flies per week.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Strengthening Surveillance and Detection</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Since July, USDA alongside Mexico, has been actively monitoring nearly 8,000 traps across Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. To date, more than 13,000 screening samples have been submitted, with no NWS flies detected.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">USDA continues to disperse 100 million sterile flies per week in Mexico, sourced from the COPEG facility in Panama. USDA is providing support to Mexico to renovate a production facility in Metapa, which is expected
to produce an additional 60–100 million sterile flies.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">APHIS has published an updated <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.aphis.usda.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fnws-myiasis-disease-strategy.pdf%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010001996f5b905f-97d9f905-6a34-4cff-b29b-63ad4c5e1f93-000000/QsRJ0V1GJaMTmXrEHlEI-oCGNuhprGQPADfYmdinWJc=423"><span style="color:#005EA2">national disease response strategy </span></a>and
is providing training and webinars for federal, state, Tribal, and veterinary partners.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.aphis.usda.gov%2Flivestock-poultry-disease%2Fcattle%2Fticks%2Fscrewworm%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery%23modal-link-nws-outreach/1/010001996f5b905f-97d9f905-6a34-4cff-b29b-63ad4c5e1f93-000000/Ql-F3sbeG5RtFUD9J8IuupMqtB7ZWtmfh2KXBcEcHmw=423"><span style="color:#005EA2">Outreach materials</span></a>, including pest ID cards and alerts, are
being distributed along the U.S.–Mexico border. APHIS has held over 50 stakeholder meetings and continues to expand outreach efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Coordinating with Mexico and International Partners</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Following detections in Oaxaca and Veracruz, USDA closed southern ports of entry to livestock trade after a case was reported 370 miles from the U.S. border.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo10">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">USDA is conducting monthly audits of Mexico’s NWS response and is helping Mexico develop a more risk-based trapping plan, especially in Veracruz and along the border. Mexico currently deploys traps in high-risk
areas, with USDA support.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo10">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">USDA is supporting hiring of over 200 surge staff for trapping and animal movement control in Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo10">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">SENASICA has launched a <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Fdata=05%257C02%257Cheather.l.curlett%2540usda.gov%257C99f3c44dece74ef69ceb08ddf152ce31%257Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%257C1%257C0%257C638932060124447260%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26reserved=0%26sdata=Dkgw7SFOhjL1tcw9p9S0lpp6FcU2%252Ff%252BNmZJ5WUpUajA%253D%26url=https%253A%252F%252Fapp.powerbi.com%252Fview%253Fr%253DeyJrIjoiMjkzMzAzMzUtZmRlNi00ZTMzLTk1NDEtNjkzZTEwNzZjZGFlIiwidCI6ImM1OWRjNTZhLTkzZWMtNGIwNy1iNzFkLTQzYzg0NDkyNTcxOCIsImMiOjR9%2526utm_medium%253Demail%2526utm_source%253Dgovdelivery%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010001996f5b905f-97d9f905-6a34-4cff-b29b-63ad4c5e1f93-000000/ggAQDtAbxkQvXXjXMKhhzNoB1R4pYswZVxKdKxghp0k=423">
<span style="color:#005EA2">dashboard</span></a> that tracks NWS cases across Mexico. This tool significantly enhances USDA’s ability to monitor the situation south of the border, better assess risk, and deliver more effective operational responses in coordination
with Mexican authorities.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Unprecedented Interagency Collaboration</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">USDA is working in close partnership with the following federal agencies to ensure a unified national response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> (CDC) is leading human health surveillance and response, providing diagnostic support, educating healthcare
providers, and coordinating One Health efforts across federal, state, and international partners.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">is working to ensure veterinarians, farmers, and animal health officials have timely access to the tools they need to protect pets, livestock, and the nation’s food supply by authorizing the emergency
use of certain animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World Screwworm (NWS). In addition, on August 19, FDA issued a declaration that enables Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused
by the New World Screwworm (NWS).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Department of the Interior (DOI)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">is ensuring wildlife surveillance and environmental compliance, particularly on federal lands.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Department of Energy (DoE) </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">is exploring and validating new sterilization technologies to enhance our ability to combat NWS.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">is supporting surveillance, intelligence sharing, and emergency planning, including training Customs and Border Protection and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement personnel to identify and respond
to NWS cases.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">is expediting pesticide approvals and supporting emergency exemptions.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo12"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Department of State (DoS)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">is leading diplomatic engagement to combat NWS by coordinating with host governments and interagency partners to share information, align technical assistance, and deliver consistent messaging.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This collaboration is guided by the U.S. One Health Coordination Unit for NWS (U.S. OHCU–NWS), co-led by USDA, CDC, and DOI. Together, these agencies
are executing a phased response strategy that includes early detection, rapid containment, and long-term eradication efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">What You Can Do</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">NWS maggots can infest livestock and other warm-blooded animals, including people. They most often enter an animal through an open wound and feed
on the animal’s living flesh. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">USDA urges residents on the southern border to check their pets and livestock for signs of NWS. Look for draining or enlarging wounds and signs of
discomfort. Also look for screwworm larvae (maggots) and eggs in or around body openings, such as the nose, ears, and genitalia or the navel of newborn animals. If you suspect your animal is infected with screwworm, contact your state animal health official
or <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.aphis.usda.gov%2Fcontact%2Fanimal-health%3Ffilter=report%2Bsick%2Bor%2Bdead%2Blivestock%2Bor%2Bpoultry%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010001996f5b905f-97d9f905-6a34-4cff-b29b-63ad4c5e1f93-000000/1QFqhia9dzgxmPy4N1kGvlDRhsrTVKp9nObE1v-Wzmo=423">
<span style="color:#005EA2">USDA area veterinarian</span></a> immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">While not common in people, if you notice a suspicious lesion on your body or suspect you may have contracted screwworm, seek immediate medical attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Learn more about NWS on the
<a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.aphis.usda.gov%2Flivestock-poultry-disease%2Fcattle%2Fticks%2Fscrewworm%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010001996f5b905f-97d9f905-6a34-4cff-b29b-63ad4c5e1f93-000000/SOeskFY9epgWFMtENNCESGzBe9tv4guRE93Ro8cLMRc=423">
<span style="color:#005EA2">APHIS website</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dawn H. Gouge PhD – pronounced Goosh (she/her) - Please do not feel obligated to respond out of your normal working hours. Please be assured that I respect different working patterns and time
zones and look forward to your response when you are next at work and able to reply.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Interim Associate Director for Agriculture & Natural Resources - Cooperative Extension<br>
Medical Entomology Professor & IPM Specialist - Department of Entomology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">MAC Experiment Station, 37860 West Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa, AZ 85138.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office 520-374-6223; Mobile 602-418-5202; Fax 520-374-6394<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#467886;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:dhgouge@arizona.edu">dhgouge@arizona.edu</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Medical Entomology: Preventing illness and injury in the future, and saving lives today!</span></i></b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home
to the O’odham and the Yaqui. The University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="624" height="108" style="width:6.5in;height:1.125in" id="Picture_x0020_497798106" src="cid:image003.png@01DC2BAB.6A7EF760"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Not the most intelligent that survives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l11 level1 lfo13"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Charles Darwin</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Gouge, Dawn H - (dhgouge)
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 21, 2025 7:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ganguli, Amy Christine - (amyganguli) <<a href="mailto:amyganguli@arizona.edu">amyganguli@arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Introduction and request for a meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Amy,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome to the University of Arizona, your hire has been much anticipating with lots of enthusiasm.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am glad you got to attend the Public Lands Council Meeting you may have met Andrew Brischke (Mohave County Extension Director and Rangeland Agent) as I believe Andrew also attended.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am very glad you can get to EDEN; I very much wanted to attend but have an Arizona Public Health meeting the very same week that I absolutely have to attend. I have indeed just joined the group and very much need to connect you with the
UA ALIRT team (<a href="https://extension.arizona.edu/programs/arizona-livestock-incident-response-team">https://extension.arizona.edu/programs/arizona-livestock-incident-response-team</a> part of EDEN who are engaged in preparing for New World Screwworm).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately, I do not have a recording of the last meeting but would like to add you to that group so you get meeting invitations and notifications. A PDF of the slides shared by one of the presenters is attached.
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<p class="MsoNormal">My lab is not on the Tucson campus but at one of our Experiment Station sites in the town of Maricopa. I do visit campus often on Tuesdays for morning Administration meetings and would be delighted to meet on the first opportunity. My schedule
is rather overstuffed currently with meetings and out of state travel for the next three weeks. The next time I am in Tucson will be Oct 13<sup>th</sup>. We could lunch maybe or meet just after. If any of the current meetings are cancelled, we may be able
to Zoom meet, and I’ll let you know if that happens. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes and I look forward to working with you <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
😊</span>, Dawn. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dawn H. Gouge PhD – pronounced Goosh (she/her) - Please do not feel obligated to respond out of your normal working hours. Please be assured that I respect different working patterns and time
zones and look forward to your response when you are next at work and able to reply.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Interim Associate Director for Agriculture & Natural Resources - Cooperative Extension<br>
Medical Entomology Professor & IPM Specialist - Department of Entomology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">MAC Experiment Station, 37860 West Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa, AZ 85138.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office 520-374-6223; Mobile 602-418-5202; Fax 520-374-6394<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:dhgouge@arizona.edu"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">dhgouge@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Medical Entomology: Preventing illness and injury in the future, and saving lives today!</span></i></b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home
to the O’odham and the Yaqui. The University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="624" height="108" style="width:6.5in;height:1.125in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01DC2BAB.6A7EF760"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Not the most intelligent that survives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l11 level1 lfo13"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Charles Darwin</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ganguli, Amy Christine - (amyganguli) <<a href="mailto:amyganguli@arizona.edu">amyganguli@arizona.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 19, 2025 4:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gouge, Dawn H - (dhgouge) <<a href="mailto:dhgouge@arizona.edu">dhgouge@arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Introduction and request for a meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Dr. Gouge,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I am the new Rangeland Extension Specialist and Marley Endowed Chair in SNRE. My original start date was supposed to be on the 29<sup>th</sup> but due to a wonderful opportunity to represent U of A in a meeting
with the Chief of the Forest Service I started on Monday and promptly hit the road to get to Flagstaff for the Public Lands Council Meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Are you available for a visit this coming week so that I meet you and discuss your interest with the EDEN group. I intend to attend the Fall meeting and after talking to Angie Lindsey (from U. Florida) she told
me that you have recently been engaged with the group. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I will be available to meet Monday - Wednesday of next week if you have time. Also, I was notified that you hosted a webinar yesterday (fur, fish, and feathers) and I was wondering if there is a recording for that
meeting that you may share.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I am really excited to be here and ready to hit the ground running.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Amy Ganguli<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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