New World

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Agency for International Development, for example, was a program monitoring the advance of the New World screwworm north from Central America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The New World Screwworm is a fly whose larvae feed on living tissue, and can infect cattle, wildlife, pets and, rarely, people.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Among the slashed programs were some dedicated to monitoring and containing New World screwworm in Central America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The plan to prevent a US outbreak of the New World Screwworm focuses on deploying hundreds of millions of genetically-altered sterile flies.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The new word spread almost as fast as news of the New World.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton