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A joint US-Panamanian program that maintains a sterile-fly barrier at the Darien Gap.
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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8Hacker News·7/3/2026researchScrewworm Returns to the United States
A screwworm infestation has been detected in Texas and New Mexico, marking the first US outbreak since the 1980s outside a contained Florida Keys case in 2016. The article explains how sterile male fly releases once eradicated the parasite across much of North and Central America, and how a failed barrier near Panama allowed it to spread north again.