USDA Fast-Tracks Texas Screwworm Facility by 7 Months
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is fast-tracking its Texas screwworm facility, which could produce 300 million sterile flies weekly by late 2028. The post USDA fast-tracks Texas screwworm facility ...
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More cases of parasitic screwworm confirmed. Here’s who is at risk, where it’s spreading
Related video above: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addresses the New World screwworm threat in June 2026 (NEXSTAR) – The number of confirmed New World screwworm infestations in the U.S. has ...
As New World screwworm returns to the US, a new dashboard tracks the risk
In the 1950s, the New World screwworm cost U.S. livestock producers tens of millions of dollars a year, reaching $50 million ...
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The US defeated the flesh-eating screwworm once. Now, it’s back with a vengeance
A fly once eradicated from the United States has returned with a particularly gruesome calling card: maggots that burrow into living flesh. The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly that doesn’t ...
Texas sterile fly facility set for spring opening
A sterile fly facility is set to open in Texas next spring amid a New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak that has affected two states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday. The USDA ...
Indonesian ferry catches fire off Bali, survivors recount escape
Indonesian authorities rescued 172 people on Wednesday (August 12) after a ferry traveling from the tourist island of Bali caught fire in waters off Lombok, officials said, as the search continued for ...