The U.S. has announced the immediate suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through ports along the southern border, citing the “continued and rapid northward spread” of a parasite in Mexico known as the New World Screwworm.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that the insect has recently been detected in remote farms hundreds of miles away from the U.S. border, and that the countries are continuing efforts to eradicate the insect in Mexico.
