Canada Bans Texas Cattle Imports Amid Screwworm Outbreak
Canada has banned the import of cattle from Texas following the detection of multiple cases of flesh-eating screwworms in the state. This outbreak has raised concerns among ranchers and authorities in the US and Mexico, with new cases also reported near the US border.
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Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US
The ban came as a second infected calf was identified in Texas, and the US state declaring a state of disaster over the outbreak.
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Read full article →CFIA announces temporary ban of Texas livestock to prevent spread of screwworm
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday that it would temporarily restrict livestock from entering Canada from affected parts of the United States, after screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was confirmed on a farm in Texas.
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Read full article →Screwworm parasite arrives at the US border, with new cases in Coahuila and Texas
The flesh-eating parasite has now been confirmed from southern Mexico all the way to Texas, with human cases reported in multiple Mexican states. The post Screwworm parasite arrives at the US border, with new cases in Coahuila and Texas appeared first on Mexico News Daily
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