📰 *US Builds $8.5M Sterile Fly Plant to Halt Flesh-Eating Parasite Threatening Livestock* The United States government has launched an $8.5 million initiative to build a sterile fly breeding facility in Texas, aiming to contain a resurgence of flesh-eating screwworm parasites. Situated just 20 miles from the US-Mexico border, the factory will produce and release millions of sterile male screwworm flies to break the reproduction cycle of the pest. The program, led by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is in direct response to a 2024 outbreak in Mexico that endangered livestock populations. The New World screwworm, once eradicated in the US during the 1960s, has reemerged in southern Mexico, prompting alarm among agricultural and veterinary authorities. These parasites infest open wounds in warm-blooded animals, where their larvae burrow into flesh, causing severe infections that can kill cattle and potentially harm pets, wildlife, and even humans. *Full story here* https://www.afrogazette.co.zw/us-builds-8-5m-sterile-fly-plant-to-halt-flesh-eating-parasite-threatening-livestock/ *Join Afrogazette News group :* https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjOx7drwdhE6DiRMOXR48G *FOLLOW THIS CHANNEL*✅https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCpFg0ICVfdASZ22l39