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		tptacek 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mexico to US livestock trade halted due to screwwo... Because we stopped doing the thing that works. Your earlier point, that we can just as easily return to herd management strategies, was wrong.

mc32 4 months ago [–]

What did we stop doing? The sterilization program is ongoing.

There are always periodic outbreaks in Central America and Mexico. The current one started in 2023.

One common vector is illegal cattle trafficking.

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