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New World screwworm reports halt cattle shipments from Mexico. How much danger do the parasites pose to humans?
The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department ...
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Mexico facility to start producing 100 million sterile flies per week starting next year
The joint $50 million investment by Mexico and the United States aims to combat the spread of the New World screwworm.
'Man-eating' parasite that was once extinct returns as woman dies in days
The flesh-eating parasite was thought to have been eradicated but has made a gruesome comeback, devouring one woman's lungs ...
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A deadly parasitic fly cuts off animal imports at the southern border
The U.S Department of Agriculture shut down animal imports through ports along the southern border due to a growing outbreak ...
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Cattle imports into US resume after flesh-eating parasite fears
Cattle imports into US resume after flesh-eating parasite fears The United States and Mexico plan to reopen the U.S. border to Mexican cattle imports in July ...
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Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum blasts US screwworm response as ‘exaggerated’
The US has closed its ports of entry to Mexican cattle for fear of the parasitic, flesh-eating worm spreading north.
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Feds Breeding Billions of Flies, Planning to Dump Them on Texas and Mexico
The federal government is currently breeding billions of sterile screwworm flies in an effort to combat a deadly parasite ...