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APHIS Determines Baja California Mexico is Free of Fever Ticks

Published: Oct 18, 2019
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The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) determined that Baja California, Mexico is free from fever ticks, following a thorough evaluation and public comment period. This determination also means that ruminants imported from the area pose a low risk of exposing ruminants within the United States. View more information at https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS-2018-0030-0013.

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