A terrifying flesh-eating parasite that eats animals from the inside out is pouring across the US border from cattle imported from Mexico. Screwworm larvae are placed around the edges of superficial wounds and will burrow their way inside the skin of livestock and humans US Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rosemary Sifford said that 'given the northward movement of NWS, APHIS …
On November 22, the United States Department of Agriculture temporarily halted the import of cattle from Mexico after a flesh-eating parasite was detected in animals in southern Mexico. Before the discovery of cattle screwworm at an inspection point in the state of Chiapas, the species had previously been eliminated in North America since the end of the 19th century. Prior …
