SocietyRotting-meat odor sparks protest at Mexico screwworm plant

Residents of a town in southern Mexico’s Chiapas state took to the streets on Thursday, demanding removal of a sterile-fly plant after a rotten smell spread through the area. The facility is at the center of the U.S.-Mexican fight against the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite.

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RReuters★★☆☆☆2026-10-15 22:50Original