The United States is expected to resume cattle imports from Mexico by the end of the year, following a temporary suspension due to the spread of the New World screwworm, according to Reuters.
The USDA halted imports after the parasite was found moving northward in Mexico. Rosemary Sifford, USDA’s chief veterinary officer, told Reuters at the World Organisation for Animal Health’s annual meeting in Paris that U.S. officials are closely monitoring Mexico’s surveillance efforts to assess the risk.
“Unless something dramatically changes,” she said, imports will resume before year-end. No new screwworm cases have been detected further north than one found about 700 miles from the U.S. border in mid-May, suggesting containment efforts may be working.
