US and Mexico have reached agreement on New World screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins says

By P.J. Huffstutter

VERSAILLES, Ohio (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said connected Monday that the United States and Mexico had reached an statement connected the handling of New World screwworm, and that much accusation would beryllium released successful a fewer hours.

Screwworm tin infest livestock, wildlife and successful uncommon cases, people. Maggots from screwworm flies burrow into the tegument of surviving animals, causing superior and often fatal damage.

Rollins sent a missive to Mexico's agriculture minister, Julio Berdegueon, connected Saturday informing that the United States would restrict livestock imports from Mexico connected April 30 if the Mexican authorities did not instrumentality further enactment against the pest.

Rollins said during a circuit of an Ohio ovum installation that she had spoken with Berdegueon and that they came to an statement connected the issue.

"More volition beryllium released connected that successful the adjacent fewer hours. It came to a bully resolution," she said.

(Reporting by P.J. Huffstutter successful Versailles, Ohio; Writing by Leah Douglas successful Washington and Tom Polansek successful Chicago; Editing by Chris Reese and Mark Porter)