Mexico Suspends Certain Live Animal Imports From US Over Flesh-Eating Screwworm Concerns

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Cattle are driven to a pasture for grazing at Sovereignty Ranch in Bandera, Texas, on May 2, 2026. Bobby Sanchez for The Epoch TimesMexico said Tuesday it would temporarily suspend imports of certain live animals from the United States following the detection of multiple cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm in Texas and New Mexico.The decision was made in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and covers imports of cattle, ruminants, pigs, sheep, goats, songbirds, and ferrets, according to Mexico’s agriculture ministry.

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