So first, there's one solution to the screwworm and that is the sterile flies. Steril flies is what cured it decades ago. Sterile flies that will cure it into the future. It takes about 500 million sterile flies a week to be dispersed in order to effectively cure it [screwworm]. Right now we're getting 100 million sterile flies from Panama and we are deploying them in locations where reports have been made about an infestation. (12:28–12:29)
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