The state of Louisiana, which borders Texas, has tightened restrictions on animal entry following the confirmation of new cases of the New World fly (NWS) in the southern United States. The measure was adopted after… United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Confirming the infection of a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, near the border with Mexico. Since then, four other cases have been identified. Last Friday (5), Louisiana's chief veterinarian, Daniel Myrick, issued an emergency order establishing new sanitary requirements for the transit of animals from states affected by the plague. Under the new rules, animals from states where blowfly infestation has been recorded may enter Louisiana only if they do not come from an area officially considered infected and have not passed through these regions. In addition, it will be mandatory to present an official sanitary inspection certificate proving the absence of infestation. The document will be valid for only seven days after the inspection. Animals from infected areas or that have passed through these locations must meet additional requirements. These include compliance with the sanitary protocols established by the state of origin, the issuance of an inspection certificate, and obtaining prior authorization from the Louisiana Office of Health and Food Safety, linked to the state department of agriculture. The first two confirmed cases in the US occurred in Zavala County, Texas, a few kilometers apart. Subsequently, a third infected calf was identified in neighboring LaSalle County, southwest of San Antonio. On Monday, the USDA It also confirmed a new case involving a goat in Gillespie County, located north of San Antonio and west of Austin, as well as a dog in Lea County, New Mexico.
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