New World

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New World screwworm, a parasite feeding on living tissue, has been confirmed in Texas.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in the umbilical area of a bovine in Zavala County, Texas, more than 60 miles from the northern Mexico border.

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

The first case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that typically feeds on livestock, has been detected a calf in Texas—the first U.S. case in six decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

For the New World as a whole, the Indian population decline in the century or two following Columbus’s arrival is estimated to have been as large as 95 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond