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The New World Screwworm is a devastating parasite now on the US border. Has it been found in Ohio? How to spot them and what to know.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended all horse, cattle and bison imports over the parasitic outbreak.
Secretary Brooke Rollins says this decision wasn't made from politics or punishment, but rather for food and animal security.
Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, spoke after the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended all cattle and livestock imports from Mexico last Sunday. In a morning news conference,
U.S.-Mexico livestock imports suspended due to rising New World Screwworm, which has infected much of Central America, hits farms in Mexico.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended live cattle, horse, and bison imports from Mexico after the northward spread of New World screwworm.