Screwworm crisis has U.S. threatening ban on Mexican livestock
1 day ago · On November 22, the chief veterinary officer of Mexico notified the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of a positive detection of New World screwworm in Mexico. The NWS was found in a cow in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, at an inspection checkpoint close to the border with Guatemala.
New World Screwworm Outbreak in Central America and Mexico
Apr 10, 2025 · Establishing a New World Screwworm Sterile Fly Barrier Zone in Mexico. On Feb. 26, 2025, APHIS announced that we are shifting our sterile fly dispersal efforts to Mexico—the northernmost point of the outbreak. We have identified two locations in Mexico.
Screwworm fly plague opens a new front between the Trump …
13 hours ago · The latest front in the dispute between the U.S. and Mexican governments is now being waged in the livestock sector. On Saturday, United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration warning that she will again restrict imports of animal products from Mexico if the fight against the Cochliomyia hominivorax, or …
Hundreds of ongoing screwworm cases in Mexico alarm US
1 day ago · NCBA strongly supports Secretary Rollins holding Mexico to their commitments regarding screwworm eradication.” On April 18, the Ministry of Health confirmed that the parasite infected a 77-year-old woman in the southern, rural state of Chiapas after she suffered from a fall, causing a wound to her head where screwworm larvae then burrowed.
US demands Mexico take steps to halt screwworm parasite
2 days ago · The screwworm was detected in Mexico in November, prompting the USDA to ban cattle and bison imports from Mexico until February. Mexico has until Wednesday to respond to the new demands. If the problem is not resolved, higher beef prices could be the result. Business.
Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection
On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico.
US threatens to restrict Mexican cattle imports over screwworm
1 day ago · Mexico resumed cattle exports to the United States in February after the two countries signed an agreement that set out stricter screwworm control measures and significantly reduced the number of ...
Mexico says it is boosting efforts to curb screwworm pest
1 day ago · MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Reuters) - Mexico has been working to respond to a damaging pest called New World screwworm and is strengthening its efforts, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday.
New World screwworm and equines updates (as of January 17, …
Jan 17, 2025 · Stakeholder Update: Resumption of equine imports from Mexico after New World Screwworm detection was released on January 15, 2025. Effective January 21, 2025, APHIS will again permit the importation of equines from Mexico with additional mitigations to guard against introduction of NWS.
Mexico refuses to yield to US demands on Screwworm livestock …
1 day ago · Mexico resists US pressure for full control over screwworm eradication, fuelling rising tensions and livestock trade risks across North America. On Sunday 27 April 2025, Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Julio Berdegué posted a strong response on X to a letter sent the previous ...