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New World Screwworm

Egypt · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1988

Hans Blix1988

Warfare / Nuclear

The radiation-based technology to eradicate the New World Screwworm is developed at the Agency's Seibersdorf Laboratory. The IAEA and United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation join forces with other agencies to eradicate New World Screwworm - which spreads a deadly livestock disease

Names involved

Hans Blix

Provenance

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