# BAHA Warns of Screwworm Threat as Cases Emerge Close to Belize-Guatemala Border - Love FM Belize News & Music Power

> Belize's agricultural health authority warned of an extremely high risk of screwworm entering the country after Guatemala confirmed cases in cattle 44 miles from the border. Farmers and the public have been urged to report suspected infestations.

- Date: 2024-10-31 · published 2024-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Belize · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27814-baha-warns-of-screwworm-threat-as-cases-emerge-close-to-belize-guatemala-border
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Spread into Belize would add to regional livestock losses but would have little direct effect on global feed or livestock prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-04 | [Agriculture Ministry Heightens Surveillance to Protect Cattle Industry from Screwworms - Love FM Belize News & Music Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28248-agriculture-ministry-heightens-surveillance-to-protect-cattle-industry-from.md) | -1.5% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-24 | [Border closure over New World Screwworm threat ripples across U.S. beef industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20539-border-closure-over-new-world-screwworm-threat-ripples-across-u-s-beef-industry.md) | -3.3% | -4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-29 | [Guatemala introduces control measures after detection of New World Screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27815-guatemala-introduces-control-measures-after-detection-of-new-world-screwworm.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-08-16 | [New World Screwworm Still a Threat \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69399-new-world-screwworm-still-a-threat-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -3.9% | -6.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-04 | [Agriculture Ministry Heightens Surveillance to Protect Cattle Industry from Screwworms - Love FM Belize News & Music Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28248-agriculture-ministry-heightens-surveillance-to-protect-cattle-industry-from.md) | -1.2% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-24 | [Border closure over New World Screwworm threat ripples across U.S. beef industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20539-border-closure-over-new-world-screwworm-threat-ripples-across-u-s-beef-industry.md) | -1.9% | -1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-27 | [Screwworm cases prompt another border closure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24640-screwworm-cases-prompt-another-border-closure.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- lovefm.com: https://lovefm.com/baha-warns-of-screwworm-threat-as-cases-emerge-close-to-belize-guatemala-border/

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