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With cases contained but ongoing risk, the USDA is investing heavily in surveillance, sterile fly production and new technologies to prevent New World screwworm from threatening US cattle herds
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Officials are emphasizing early detection and strict biosecurity protocols to prevent the spread of New World screwworm, a parasite capable of rapidly devastating herds