The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to bolster joint efforts to combat an outbreak of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that infests and feeds on the flesh of living animals.
“Mexico has agreed to let our sterile fly planes land,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday on social media platform X, days after warning against burdensome customs duties imposed by Mexico on American aviation equipment she said is critical to eradicating the pest.
The Epoch Times has reached out to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more details about the agreement.
New World screwworm flies lay eggs in open wounds of warm-blooded animals. When the larvae hatch, they burrow into the host’s flesh, causing severe tissue damage that can be fatal if untreated. While primarily a threat to livestock and wildlife, screwworms can also infest humans in very rare cases….