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

Department of Agriculture confirmed three more New World screwworm cases on Monday, bringing the total to five.

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 New World Screwworm is a parasitic fly whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes of living warm-blooded animals and people.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

First, there was no disputing the importance of the discoveries in the New World, for the simple reason that they had become matters of state, the concern of kings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton