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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ap Correspondent

Cattle imports into US resume after flesh-eating parasite fears

All cattle imports from Mexico to the US were cancelled over concerns about a flesh-eating parasite infestation - (Associated Press)

The United States and Mexico are set to gradually reopen their shared border to cattle imports from July, following a two-month suspension prompted by concerns over the northward spread of the screwworm.

US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, confirmed the decision on Monday, with the border set to begin opening on July 7.

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