Of course, we established a 20 kilometer infested zone around the detection from last week and will continue to implement movement controls and surveillance in the region. We have expedited targeted release of the sterile flies which mate with the New World screwworm flies and prevent them from reproducing by immediately deploying 4 million. We got the confirmation on Wednesday. By Wednesday night we had already begun to deploy up to 4 million ground release chambers in that particular area and we'll continue to do so in the areas that are coming with a confirmation. (33:28–33:39)
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Asserts the expedited release of 4 million sterile flies to prevent reproduction of New World Screwworm flies.
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