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The U.S. suspended Mexican beef imports. Could the screwworm spread in Canada?
- The United States suspended Mexican live cattle imports on Sunday due to the New World screwworm threat, affecting border ports immediately.
- This action follows detection of screwworms in Mexican shipments and Costa Rica's February national emergency declaration over the parasite.
- Screwworms, larvae of a fly that invade animal tissue, have caused billions in livestock damage and remain hard to control due to prolific breeding and common farm conditions.
- John Pfeiffer, a rancher from Mulhall, explained that screwworm flies will deposit eggs in any wounds or openings on animals, and if the resulting larvae are not treated promptly, they can be fatal to the host.
- The suspension may raise beef prices and signal risk to Canadian and U.S. Cattle industries as experts warn about the screwworm’s potential spread northward.
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