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The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.

The U.S. will run much the same playbook as it did starting in the 1950s: mass-produce sterile male screwworms and release them into the wild to stop the pests from reproducing.

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The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.

USDA detected New World screwworm in Texas cattle June 2026, first U.S. case since 1982. Government investing $750M in sterile-fly facility (operational late 2027); uncontained outbreak could cost Texas $1.8B annually—restart of decadeslong eradication battle.

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giovedì 4 giugno 2026·aljazeera.com
First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried?
The US Department of Agriculture says New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf.
giovedì 4 giugno 2026·upi.com
First case of flesh-eating screwworm in 60 years confirmed in U.S. - UPI.com
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating screwworm fly in the United States in 60 years, threatening livestock.

The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.

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The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.

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First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried?

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