New World
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New World screwworm has reached Texas and New Mexico, raising concerns for livestock, wildlife, pets and, in rare cases, people.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
These include threats to animal health, including the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The insect’s first trips west came soon after, as the transatlantic slave trade brought ships packed with enslaved Africans to the New World.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Agriculture Department will allow cattle imports from Mexico for the first time in more than a year beginning in late August, even as New World screwworm remains a threat to domestic livestock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Thus Pizarro’s capture of Atahuallpa illustrates the set of proximate factors that resulted in Europeans’ colonizing the New World instead of Native Americans’ colonizing Europe.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
