The United States stops animal imports from Mexico as an alarm of the sparks of ver to flesh-eating flesh

The lock of the new world, a parasitic fly that harms both livestock and humans and has been eradicated from the United States after more than three decades of efforts, raises new concerns in the midst of an epidemic in Mexico. In response to the imminent threat, the American Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a stop on imports of cattle, bison and horses through the southern border.

The vision of the new world produces larvae which feed on the flesh and blood of livestock, pets, fauna, birds and, in some cases, humans, causing painful infestations that can cause potentially fatal damage to their hosts. He was eradicated in the United States in 1966 after billions of dollars were spent on an operation that involved released hundreds of millions of sterile adult flies, which mined with wild females and ultimately prevents them from laying viable eggs.

The recent threat emerged after the fly fly was detected in farms remote in Mexico with a minimum of cattle movements, reaching north to north that Oaxaca and Veracruz, about 700 miles from the American border.

“Due to the threat of the referral of the new world, I announce the suspension of imports of cattle, horses and bison living through the entrance ports of the southern southern borders.

The first case of infestation in Mexico was reported in the United States in November 2024, after which the USDA closed the border for the trade of living animals. Trade resumed in February 2025, after the animal and plant inspection service (APHIS) and the Mexican authorities of the US Agriculture Department have set up a process of in -depth inspection and treatment to safely manage animal movements and reduce the risk of overdue level.

The USDA has announced that Phois deploys sterile flies by plane and on the ground on key sites, focusing on southern Mexico and other parts of Central America.

“The protection of our animals and the security of the food supply of our country is a problem of national security of the utmost importance. Once we see an increase in surveillance and eradication efforts, and the positive results of these actions, we remain determined to open the border for the trade in cattle. It is not a question of policy or punishment of Mexico, but it is rather food security and animals” Rollins in a press release.