Mexico Studies More Actions to Contain Screwworm Outbreak After Case Close to US Border
Mexico is evaluating additional actions to deal with an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite after a case of an infected animal was confirmed in the state of Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday.
The has been no change in the expectation that the U.S. will reopen the border for livestock trade with Mexico before November, Sheinbaum said during her regular press conference.
"There has been no notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicating any change in this situation," Sheinbaum said...
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