New World

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At a press conference Monday afternoon, federal and Texas officials are putting sterile flies at the center of their effort to control New World Screwworm.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Among the slashed programs were some dedicated to monitoring and containing New World screwworm in Central America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The plan to prevent a US outbreak of the New World Screwworm focuses on deploying hundreds of millions of genetically-altered sterile flies.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

A calf in southern Texas tested positive for the New World screwworm, the first instance of the deadly fly-borne parasite detected in U.S. livestock since 1966.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Then one day as I was flipping through a history book, I came across a brief section on Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the New World.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez