US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in Mexico

U.S. Border Closed Due to a Flesh-Eating Parasite Transmitted By Cattle — What to Know

The U.S. closes its southern border due to New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite that has decimated cattle ranches in the past.

US Again Closes Border With Mexico to Livestock Imports

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved farther north in Mexico than previously reported.

Mexican President Reacts to US Southern Border Shutting Down Following Screwworm Threat

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the United States’ decision to shut down the U.S.–Mexico border following the detection of a new incidence of New World screwworm (NWS) flesh-eating pests. “From our point of view, it is a totally exaggerated decision to close the border again,” Sheinbaum said during a Thursday morning press conference. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the closure of livestock trade through southe…

Flesh-eating pests are coming. US plans to counter them by releasing millions of flies from planes

The US government is planning to carry out a shocking plan in which they will take millions of sterile New World screwworm flies that they have bred in a facility and dump them over the US-Mexico border. The aim is to kill off the species, which is known to eat the flesh of cows and horses

Flesh-eating flies pose huge threat to Florida, prompting border shutdown

An old threat is rearing its ugly head once again, posing a huge risk to the Sunshine State, according to state officials.