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USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border
In a decisive move to protect the nation’s multi-billion dollar livestock industry, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced today, February 5, 2026, the launch of a $100 million "New World Screwworm Grand Challenge." The federal initiative is designed to spur rapid innovation in the detection,