# Screwworm menace affecting animals in Senegal - FAO
						 | The Beef Site

> FAO reports a severe screwworm outbreak in Senegal that affected thousands of animals in the 2023 rainy season, with some deaths. A mission visited seven of 14 departments and collected nearly 2,000 case reports.

- Date: 2024-08-05 · published 2024-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Senegal · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28720-screwworm-menace-affecting-animals-in-senegal-fao-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Livestock disease in West Africa has little direct effect on global feed or livestock prices, so the impact on markets is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Cattle futures drop on screwworm fears and profit-taking - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23462-cattle-futures-drop-on-screwworm-fears-and-profit-taking-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23704-avian-flu-wiped-out-poultry-now-the-screwworm-is-coming-for-beef.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [U.S. Cattle Industry Faces Challenges Amid Screwworm Detection in Mexico - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26911-u-s-cattle-industry-faces-challenges-amid-screwworm-detection-in-mexico-beef-web.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-24 | [Screwworm threat tightens US beef supply, lifts feeders - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23007-screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.8% | +2.2% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Cattle futures drop on screwworm fears and profit-taking - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23462-cattle-futures-drop-on-screwworm-fears-and-profit-taking-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23704-avian-flu-wiped-out-poultry-now-the-screwworm-is-coming-for-beef.md) | +1.0% | +8.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [U.S. Cattle Industry Faces Challenges Amid Screwworm Detection in Mexico - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26911-u-s-cattle-industry-faces-challenges-amid-screwworm-detection-in-mexico-beef-web.md) | +0.9% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/screwworm-menace-affecting-animals-in-senegal-fao

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