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 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 ...

The news triggered a shutdown of cattle, horse and bison imports along ... The eggs then hatch into larvae (maggots) that burrow into the flesh, causing potentially deadly damage.

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 ...