Flesh-Eating Screwworm in U.S. Cows Not Cause for Concern in Canada: Association

Canadian travellers warned about flesh-eating screwworm as officials restrict importing livestock from Texas

The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue of warm-blooded animals.

Canada Restricts Texas Livestock Imports After New World Screwworm Detection

Canada has imposed temporary restrictions on livestock imports from Texas following the recent detection of New World screwworm in the state, a move aimed at preventing the spread of the destructive parasite into the country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that livestock, including horses, will not be permitted to enter Canada if they originated in Texas or were present in the state within 21 days before crossing the border. The m…

Flesh-eating screwworm in U.S. cows not cause for concern in Canada: association

The Canadian Cattle Association said the New World screwworm, the parasite at the centre of the CFIA's pause on Texas livestock imports, shouldn't be too harmful in Canada.

Canada temporarily blocking livestock from Texas due to New World screwworm

Canada is temporarily restricting the import of livestock from Texas over concerns about a parasitic fly with flesh-eating larvae

USMEF: Meat Exports Remain Safe While Canada Tightens Texas Livestock Import Rules

Photo: Adobe Stock. As federal and state officials intensify efforts to contain an outbreak of New World screwworm in Texas, Canada has temporarily halted imports of livestock from the state, injecting new uncertainty into a North American cattle industry already grappling with historically tight supplies. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday that livestock originating from Texas, or animals that have been present in the state wi…