Mexico's meat industry is pushing back against new government regulations on livestock movement as tensions with the United States heat up over an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite.
New Mexico officials and the cattle industry are getting ready as the New World Screwworm is getting closer to the U.S.–Mexico border. After the government eradicated the fly from the United States in ...
The flesh-eating parasite was detected in northern Mexico. It is the northernmost case of the livestock infection, which was eradicated from the United States in the 1960s.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday said Mexico has not adequately enacted protocols to curb the spread of New World screwworm, a sign of tension between the two countries as they ...
The northernmost detection of New World screwworm in Mexico was found in Sabinas Hidalgo, just 70 miles from the U.S. border. It is near the major highway from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, to Laredo, ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico is evaluating additional measures to deal with an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite after a case of an infected animal was confirmed in the state of Nuevo ...
Mexico’s agriculture ministry confirmed Sunday that an 8-month-old cow in Nuevo León tested positive for New World screwworm. The animal was part of a shipment of 100 cattle from Veracruz, but only ...
The New World screwworm outbreak in Mexico threatens $400 million in losses as the U.S. maintains its ban on live cattle imports from the country amid health concerns.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall responded Sept. 22, to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that a new case of new world screwworm has been detected in the ...
'The New World screwworm poses a serious threat to Texas livestock and rural communities," Miller said. "We are taking proactive steps to monitor, detect, and stop this parasite before it harms Texas ...
The American Horse Council has shared tips to help prevent infestation, and the USDA has elevated a five-pronged plan to contain the spread ...
The dangerous New World screwworm, once eliminated in the United States, has been detected in northern Mexico, close to the U.S. border.