USDA opens sterile fly facility in Mexico to combat screwworm

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USDA opens sterile fly facility in Mexico to combat screwworm

Thu, Nov 13, 2025 0 Comments

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday announced the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico, in the fight against New World screwworm (NWS).

“The Tampico facility will allow USDA to disperse sterile flies aerially across northeastern Mexico, including in Nuevo Leon,” the USDA said in a statement.

(Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; editing by Diane Craft)

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USDA opens sterile fly facility in Mexico to combat screwworm

(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday announced the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico, in the fight against New World screwworm (NWS). “The Tampico facility will allow USDA to disperse sterile flies aerially across northeastern Mexico, including in Nuevo Leon,” the USDA said in a statement. (Reporting by […]

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