Just an FYI, for those, who like me, are saying "Wait - we have those in OUR area"?? - the answer is "probably not". I remember my friend's barn kittens having fly larva growing in their necks and needing to be removed - I thought those were "Screw Worms" - but they're not, after doing some reading. They're Cuterebra/Botfly/"Wolf" larva; and aside from grossing-out the owners of the pets affected, they *usually* don't do much damage. A vet can remove them, then treats the wound like an abcess.
Screw worms eggs are laid in an open wound or mucous tissue, and then the larva eat the live tissue of their host. They had been eradicated from the USA until this batch showed up. I'm assuming that most RVing pets would NOT be at risk since we don't leave our pets outside all day, nor leave them with untreated wounds. I'll avoid the area simply so there's 2 less dogs that have to be checked.
