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Investing.com -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended imports of Mexican cattle into the United States once more after detecting New World Screwworm in Mexico.
The USDA announced in a statement on Wednesday that it ordered the immediate closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry following the discovery of screwworm approximately 370 miles south of the border in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz.
This decision comes shortly after the USDA had stated last week that it would resume cattle imports from Mexico on Monday at a port of entry in Douglas, Arizona, as part of a phased reopening of the border.
Screwworms pose a significant threat to livestock as they are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in wounds on warm-blooded animals, primarily livestock and wildlife.
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