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flag USDA restricts imports from Mexico after detection of livestock-threatening New World screwworm.

flag Mexico alerted the USDA on Nov. 22, 2024, of New World screwworm (NWS) detection in a Chiapas cow. flag NWS, fly larvae that infect warm-blooded animals, pose a threat to livestock. flag In response, USDA's APHIS restricted imports of animal products from Mexico and is working with Mexican and Central American partners to prevent NWS spread into the U.S. APHIS has also strengthened surveillance and cooperation to manage the risk of re-introduction of NWS into the U.S.

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