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ZAMORA, Mexico (AP) — The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico. This suspension has ...
As its name implies, the New World screwworm only exists in the Western hemisphere; there's also an Old World screwworm, which is found in parts of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and ...
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University’s Department of Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources is hosting a webinar on the New World Screwworm. The screwworm can ...
With the New World screwworm threat still looming south of the U.S.-Mexico border, Texas is reintroducing a 1970s method to control the pest: Swormlure bait.
“With New World screwworm, this state can do the same thing.” Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas did not respond to questions about whether he would approve state funding for a fly factory.
Mexican cattle imports suspended after New World screwworm detected by: Ashleigh Fields, The Hill Posted: Nov 26, 2024 / 03:10 PM EST Updated: Nov 26, 2024 / 03:11 PM EST ...
The USDA has revived a decades-old strategy involving sterile flies to combat the deadly New World screwworm. These parasites can kill a cow in just two weeks, and cases have already popped up ...
Given that history, the Maryland case is likely not first time an American has ever been diagnosed with it, said Max Scott, a ...