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New World Screwworm Reappears in U.S.; Officials Mass-Deploy Sterile Flies and Tighten Quarantines

Agencies are releasing sterile male flies, imposing quarantine zones, expanding production and authorizing emergency animal treatments to prevent the pest from establishing in U.S. livestock.