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GlobalAwareness101 published Parasite that eats animal and human hosts inside-out threatens US meats.
The USDA gave this warning two weeks ago: Parasite that eats animal and human hosts inside-out threatens US meats. 🤔😬😩
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KIII 3 News published December 23, 2024: Mexico cattle imports halted after screwworm discovery. The USDA has poured $165 million into fighting the parasite.
Reuters News
written by Tom Polansek
Friday December 13, 2024
CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture late on Friday walked back comments that it could resume imports of Mexican cattle before year-end holidays, after it suspended shipments last month due to the discovery of New World screwworm in Mexico.
The agency also said it approved a second round of emergency funding to block the flesh-eating livestock pest from entering the United States.
Lifting the import suspension would remove a barrier for the U.S. agricultural sector, as farmers and consumers prepare for rising prices and supply-chain disruptions if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on plans to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada.
"Shipments will likely resume incrementally after the New Year, with full resumption of live animal movements sometime after that," Dr. Rosemary Sifford, USDA's chief veterinary officer, said in a statement.
Jenny Lester Moffitt, USDA undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs, previously told Reuters that some imports may resume as soon as this month.
"We could have some (imports) certainly before the holidays," Moffitt said in an interview, and more in January.
The USDA is tapping $165 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to bolster the fight against screwworm in Mexico and Central America, Moffitt said. It approved $109.8 million last year.
The U.S. is working to block the pest that has spread through Central America because it can infest livestock, wildlife and in rare cases, people. Maggots from screwworm flies burrow into the skin of living animals, causing serious and often fatal damage.
Mexico identified screwworm in a cow in a southern state near the Guatemalan border in November, prompting Washington to halt imports.
To resume shipments, Mexico must set up USDA-approved holding pens where inspectors will check and treat Mexican cattle for screwworm before they cross the border, Moffitt said. USDA will start inspecting Mexico's pens soon, she added.
"While the United States continues to work very closely with Mexico and has agreed to protocols, it will take some time to implement these due to multiple steps needed to resume trade," Sifford said later.
U.S. meat companies and cattle feeders are eager for trading to restart after drought slashed the nation's herd to its smallest size in decades.
"They're just holding their breath right now," said Ron Gill, a Texas A&M University livestock specialist.
USDA's funds will aid the production and dispersal of sterile screwworm flies in Central America, Moffitt said. A Panama-based facility increased production to about 95 million sterile flies a week from 20 million over the past year, she said.
Sterile male flies are bred to mate with fertile female flies, so the screwworm population decreases until it eventually dies out.
USDA said it eradicated screwworm from the U.S. in 1966 using this technique.
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The Daily Mail, UK
written by Nikki Main, Science Reporter
Saturday December 7, 2024
A terrifying flesh-eating parasite that eats animals from the inside out is pouring across the US border from cattle imported from Mexico.
The parasite, commonly called a New World screwworm, was eliminated in North America in the late 19th century, but has made a return as cattle from Panama are being smuggled into the nation.
The US Department of Agriculture (USAD) was alerted about the invasion last month after livestock at the border was infected, warning the parasite could have moved into the nation.
Screwworm larvae are creamy white in color and are deposited on the edge of superficial wounds.
When the eggs hatch, they typically enter the bloodstream through the open wound and will not only infest themselves in livestock, but can also burrow their way into humans.
The Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the US that it had found in infestation in a cow in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas during an inspection near the Guatemala border.
Because it is so difficult to identify screwworm infestations, it is possible that infected cattle have crossed into the US - although the USDA has not stated how many may have been impacted.
The USDA has asked cattle producers to monitor their livestock and pets to stop the screwworm's spread and to immediately report any possible cases.
US Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rosemary Sifford said that 'given the northward movement of NWS, APHIS has in recent months stepped up its efforts in Central America to partner with impacted countries to push this pest out of newly affected areas.
'With this latest find in Mexico, we will further intensify this work to protect American agriculture and reestablish the barrier in Central America.'
The US, Mexico and Central America paid a collective cost of $800 million to completely eradicate the screwworm more than three decades ago, but illegal cattle trafficking has fueled a resurgence.
Screwworms typically don't travel more than a couple miles, but the illegal trade of infected cattle has forced the parasite to spread 700 miles from the southern border of North America to Central America's pacific coast.
The infestation originated in Nicaragua, passing through Honduras and Guatemala before it spread to Mexico's livestock.
Jeremy Radachowsky, the Wildlife Conservation Society's Regional Director for Mesoamerica said the parasite reached Mexico in just two and a half months and clarified that while there have been two reported cases in southern Mexico, there have not yet been any reported in the US.
'Evidence directly links illegal cattle trafficking to the screwworm's resurgence,' Radachowsky said.
'By bypassing sanitary controls, often with stressed, undernourished, and injured livestock, cattle smuggling creates the ideal conditions for transboundary transmission of diseases, including brucellosis, tuberculosis, and parasites such as the screwworm.'
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) warned that if the screwworm infestation continues to spread, it 'could cause catastrophic economic losses, devastate rural economies and trigger a public health crisis.'
If the parasite isn't eradicated quickly, it could take decades to fully remove the parasite, likely costing American taxpayers billions of dollars, according to WCS.
'The parasite has the potential to spread to the US if unchecked, yet is still very far,' Radachowsky told DailyMail.com.
However, he added that 'the major impact at this moment has been the closure of exports of Mexican beef from Mexico to the US.'
The disruption of cattle trade will have a costly impact, with the number of incoming beef exports amounting to $3 billion in profit for the US last year alone.
As of November 21, 2024, the number of cattle imports from Mexico to the US amounted to more than 1.2 million - an increase from just over one million last year.
In the wake of the infestation, Mexico authorities have said they're taking drastic measures to prevent further spread including treating wounds on livestock, deworming cattle and implementing larvicide baths.
These baths are applied through a spray that is used to kill the screwworm larvae before it can transform into a full-fledged parasite.
Mexico has also introduced additional inspection stations - like the one in Chiapas that discovered the first infestation - throughout the country.
The WCS warned that 'only bold, coordinated international action can protect biodiversity, save billions in public spending and livestock losses, and prevent a crisis from spiraling out of control.'
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