# Belize on High Alert for New World Screwworm Following Outbreak in Honduras

> Belize has heightened surveillance for New World screwworm after confirmed cases in Honduras, where the parasite was detected in cattle and horses illegally moved in El Triunfo, Choluteca. Authorities urge producers to report infested animals and avoid moving animals with open wounds.

- Date: 2024-09-16 · published 2024-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Belize · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28247-belize-on-high-alert-for-new-world-screwworm-following-outbreak-in-honduras
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Spread of screwworm in Central America raises risks to regional cattle movements, but Belize is a minor livestock exporter, so direct price impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-18 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Honduras](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28244-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | +1.7% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-22 | [The historical impact of New World screwworm outbreaks in U.S. \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25085-the-historical-impact-of-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-in-u-s-ag-proud.md) | +2.5% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-18 | [All-out effort to fight New World screwworm needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23286-all-out-effort-to-fight-new-world-screwworm-needed.md) | +0.8% | -1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-26 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Live Animals Originating from or Transiting Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27345-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-live-animals-originating-from.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-07-25 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Costa Rica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34996-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-18 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Honduras](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28244-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | +0.7% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-22 | [The historical impact of New World screwworm outbreaks in U.S. \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25085-the-historical-impact-of-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-in-u-s-ag-proud.md) | +2.2% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-18 | [All-out effort to fight New World screwworm needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23286-all-out-effort-to-fight-new-world-screwworm-needed.md) | +4.1% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- edition.channel5belize.com: https://edition.channel5belize.com/belize-on-high-alert-for-new-world-screwworm-following-outbreak-in-honduras/

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