Mexico's New World Screwworm outbreak halts livestock imports at the southern border as US officials work to prevent the ...

The New World Screwworm lays eggs in wounds or body openings of mammals, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans.

The U.S. has suspended cattle imports from Mexico after the detection of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite eradicated in the U.S. nearly 60 years ago.

The US Department of Agriculture reportedly warned Mexico it will cease all live animal imports unless the country enforces stronger measures to stop a flesh ... of live cattle, bison and horses ...

After Mexico reported a case of an infected cow, the United States Department of Agriculture is warning states along the southern border to monitor livestock and pets for signs of a flesh-eating ...