Oxitec and Texas Biomedical Research Institute are partnering in Texas to control the New World screwworm fly.
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Updated Sep 3
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What happened
Oxitec and Texas Biomedical Research Institute are partnering in Texas to control the New World screwworm fly.
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The entities involved
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Texas
state of the United States of America
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Oxitec
U.S.-owned, U.K.-based biotechnology company
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Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Medical research institute in San Antonio
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Related events
- Texas facilities target screwworm control in the region while Donald Trump mediates talks on tariffs affecting imports.
- Oxitec is building a new R&D facility in San Antonio to aid the fight against the screwworm.
- New World screwworm cases are confirmed in New Mexico and Texas, leading to intensified border surveillance and involving USDA Undersecretary Scott Hutchins.
- Confirmed screwworm cases are present in Texas, prompting calls for increased containment measures as the parasite accelerates its northward movement toward Central America.
- Screwworm found in Texas prompts import restrictions, while an administration simultaneously cut funding for a national monitoring program.