Category: screwworm
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Rapid Innovation and Permanent Capacity: America’s Two-Front Sterile Insect Technique Defense Against Screwworm
Confirmed U.S. Screwworm Case Sparks Urgent Push for Sterile Fly Capacity On August 04, 2025, health officials confirmed the first U.S. human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in decades. A Maryland resident who had recently returned from Guatemala was diagnosed with the flesh-eating parasite. After breaking containment in Panama in mid-2023, the pest advanced
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Modular Approach Cited by Secretary Rollins as Key Tool Against New World Screwworm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has identified rapid-deployment technologies—such as modular sterile fly units—as vital to bridging production gaps while a new $750 million domestic facility is built to combat the New World Screwworm. New World Screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax August 15, 2025 The New World Screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, is a parasitic fly
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Back to the Frontlines: Renewed Battle Against the New World Screwworm
The resurgence of the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) or NWS, in North America marks a pivotal moment in the region’s ongoing struggle to safeguard livestock, wildlife, and rural economies. Once considered a triumph of entomological science and international cooperation, the eradication of this devastating parasite is now under threat, demanding a rapid, coordinated response