Canada restricts livestock imports from Texas over screwworm

Temporary measures follow first confirmed US farm case

calendar icon 8 June 2026
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Friday that it would implement temporary import restrictions on livestock from entering Canada from affected areas in the United States after the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a farm in Texas, reported Reuters

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