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agricultural and animal health authorities
Coverage of agricultural and animal health authorities in the Nexus archive.
- Screwworm spreads past a containment zone, alarming the U.S. cattle industry
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly causing severe infections in animals, has spread beyond Texas containment zones into the southern U.S. from Mexico, prompting increased surveillance and control measures by authorities to protect the cattle industry from economic losses and trade disruptions.