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A graphic with a picture of screwworms overlaid with a quote from Dr. Andy Moorhead, NC State associate professor: “We’d been watching it inch closer and closer, but I guess while we weren't exactly surprised that it jumped over, we hoped on some level it wouldn't happen. Dealing with an outbreak is very different from dealing with prevention.”

Jun 22, 2026

Screwworm Outbreak No Surprise to Nation’s Veterinary Parasitologists

When the first four New World screwworm cases in the United States in 60 years were reported in Texas, members of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists were already together at their annual conference. Dr. Andy Moorhead, associate professor of parasitology at the NC State College of  Veterinary Medicine, was there in his role as…

May 1, 2025

Class of 2025: The Strength to Struggle and Still Be Standing

By Imani Anderson I was 8 years old when my mom sat me down and said, “You have 10 more years until you turn 18 — you need to start figuring out what you’re going to do with yourself.” I remember staring at her, confused. Is she trying to kick me out? Does she not…
Dr. Tal Ben-Horin and PhD student Zakir Bulmer relocate a set of oyster bags from CMAST to Core Sound as part of a study into the disease resistance of different genetic lines of oysters.

Nov 14, 2023

DOLLARS IN, EXCELLENCE OUT

In the 40 years since the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine dedicated its main facility, the college has repaid the state’s continuing investment by becoming a generator of graduates schooled in the latest cutting-edge care and a hub of transformative research into animal and translational medicine. Though the full impact of each veterinarian’s legacy…