detection
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It likely delayed its detection and hampered efforts to deliver tests and treatment to the affected areas.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 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
"He's in a different position than most people to flee and avoid detection by law enforcement," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Bad news for cattle ranchers: A calf in southern Texas tested positive for the New World screwworm, the first detection of the fly-borne parasite in U.S. livestock in 60 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Ernest was willing to assume that he had achieved a proof of concept; verifiable results required only superior detection equipment.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing detection
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