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US‑Mexico screwworm outbreak expands

121 clusters · 397 sources · last updated

Latest: Screwworm outbreak spreads across Mexico, triggering US cattle import bans

The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) continues to spread across the U.S.–Mexico border. USDA‑APHIS confirmed the first domestic case in over 50 years on 3 June 2026 in a calf near La Pryor, Texas, and by the

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Warble fly outbreak spreads across Mexico

2 clusters · 26 sources · last updated

Latest: Mexico's screwworm (gusano barrenador) outbreak spreads to livestock and pets

In mid‑July 2026 the state of Chihuahua reported Mexico’s first confirmed case of the cattle warble fly (gusano barrenador) in a calf, prompting a sanitary containment protocol that established a 20‑km core zone and a 40

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