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Where the New World screwworm has been seen, and why it’s a big deal
The map shows the ports of entry affected by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s announcement and the approximate locations of ...
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After reopening in Douglas, U.S.-Mexico border closes to cattle again
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the border closure after Mexico reported a case of a flesh-eating parasite ...
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 ...
New World Screwworm getting closer to U.S.
A detection of the New World Screwworm closer to the United States will keep the ports closed to livestock from Mexico.
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US recloses border after flesh-eating parasite seen in Mexico
The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported.
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US recloses southern border after flesh-eating parasite seen in Mexico
Mexico’s president was critical Thursday, suggesting that the US is exaggerating the threat to its beef industry from the parasite, the New World screwworm fly.
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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.
'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 ...