FDA approves screwworm treatment
Government also ramps up sterile fly production to protect against economic threat of pest.

Two announcements last week gave hope to cattle producers as the New World Screwworm (NWS) continues marching northward toward the U.S.-Mexico border. The pest, which can cause significant damage and even death to cattle and other animals, was found less than 75 miles from the U.S. border last month.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave conditional ...