The USA will droop Mexican exports of stay cattle for 15 days to overview the joint technique within the combat towards the screwworm, Mexico’s Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegué stated on social media Sunday
MEXICO CITY — The USA will droop Mexican exports of stay cattle for 15 days to overview the joint technique within the combat towards the screwworm, Mexico’s Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegué stated on social media Sunday.
Berdegué stated on social platform X that he had spoken together with his U.S. counterpart, Brooke Rollins, who had knowledgeable him of the choice.
“We don’t agree with this measure, however we’re assured we’ll attain an settlement sooner slightly than later,” Berdegué stated.
The U.S. restricted Mexican cattle shipments in late November following the detection of the pest, however lifted the ban in February after protocols had been put in place to guage the animals previous to entry into the nation.
However there was an “unacceptable northward development” of the screwworm, the U.S. Division of Agriculture stated in an announcement Sunday.
“Further motion should be taken to sluggish the northern development of this lethal parasitic fly,” the assertion added.
The screwworm is a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly that may invade the tissues of any warm-blooded animal, together with people. The parasite enters animals’ pores and skin, inflicting extreme injury and lesions that may be deadly.
Mexico’s Well being Ministry issued an epidemiological alert this month after the primary human case of screwworm myiasis was confirmed on April 17 in a 77-year-old girl residing within the southern state of Chiapas.
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