US Launches $750M Program to Combat Flesh-Eating Cattle Parasites
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The US is investing $750 million to build a fly factory in Texas to combat the flesh-eating maggot parasite threatening its cattle industry, aiming to produce sterile flies to control the pest and prevent economic losses, while also tightening border controls with Mexico.
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