US to Reopen Border to Mexican Cattle Imports After Screwworm Shutdown
The USDA will inspect every animal and reopen ports in stages as Mexico meets outbreak-control conditions, with 42 U.S. cases reported since June 3.
- On Friday, the USDA announced a "phased reopening" next month of Southern cattle ports, which were closed in May following detection of a New World Screwworm outbreak.
- The USDA has tracked 42 confirmed NWS cases since the initial June 3 outbreak report, with one case in New Mexico and the rest occurring in Texas.
- Officials will reopen the Douglas, Arizona, livestock port on Aug. 24, while ports in Santa Teresa and Columbus, New Mexico, will follow pending Joint Action Plan compliance.
- As of Tuesday, the CDC characterizes the NWS health risk to humans and animals in the United States as "very low," with zero reported human infestations tied to the outbreak.
- USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins stated that pushing NWS out of Mexico and back to the Darien Gap remains a top priority for the Trump Administration, citing higher incidence rates in Central American countries.
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