Mexico and the U.S. Suspend Live Animal Imports Due to Screwworm Cases
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MEXICO CITY — Mexico and the United States agreed on Tuesday to temporarily suspend the importation of live animals from the neighboring country into Mexico in an effort to contain the spread of the screwworm pest following the confirmation of three new cases in Texas and New Mexico. The Mexican Ministry of Agriculture stated in a release that the measure was decided in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen the health protection of livestock in northwestern Mexico, where no cases have currently been reported. The northern states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Sonora have not reported any screwworm cases. As of earlier this week, Mexico had accumulated 1,993 active cases across 27 of the country's 32 states. The screwworm is a larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax that can invade the tissues of any warm-blooded animal, including humans. The import restriction will apply to cattle, wild ruminants, horses for breeding, sport, exhibition, and transit, pigs, sheep, goats, songbirds, and ferrets originating from or coming from the United States.
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