Mexican cattle ranchers in crisis: US 'screwworm' fears halt livestock import

The US has blocked all livestock imports from Mexico after detecting a flesh-eating parasite called 'screwworm.' The ban has severely impacted ranchers in northern Mexico. They blame illegal cattle imports from Guatemala.

Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano travelled to the Guatemala-Mexico border and sent us this report.

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