The screwworm, a parasitic fly, has been detected in the United States, raising concerns about its potential impact on the cattle industry and exacerbating existing issues like inflation and high beef prices. The Department of Agriculture is preparing a significant response, including the establishment of a facility to produce sterile male screwworms to combat the outbreak. The pest's re-emergence in the U.S. follows a period of containment in Panama and is being framed politically, with some officials attributing its spread to migration patterns. AI
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