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CINTALAPA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican cattle again barred this month from entry to the United States over fears of spreading ...
The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department of Agriculture to halt cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States.
The Texas Department of Agriculture has announced the deployment of of Swormlure-5 bait to end the New World Screwworm ...
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The threat of the New World screwworm is real and knocking at our door. Impacts to the cattle ...
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Texas is working to launch a new attack on the New World screwworm, aiming to eradicate it before it ...
The U.S. has again ceased livestock imports from Mexico related to the presence of the parasitic New World screwworm fly closer to the border.
The New World Screwworm is creeping north, threatening cattle in Mexico and the US. Fighting flies with flies has worked ...
The map shows the ports of entry affected by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s announcement and the approximate locations of the most recent sightings.
Swormlure is a synthetic bait designed to attract adult screwworm flies. It may be highly effective in eradicating NWS when ...
The US has reinstated its livestock import ban from Mexico after the New World screwworm fly was found further north than ...
Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately ...
The US has closed its ports of entry to Mexican cattle for fear of the parasitic, flesh-eating worm spreading north.