# Mexico reinforces health surveillance against screwworm threat

> Mexico's Agriculture Ministry launched a strategy to prevent cattle screwworm from entering the country after detection in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The plan includes Senasica collaboration, health barriers, information campaigns and activation of the national animal health emergency system, with tighter inspections at entry points since July 2023.

- Date: 2024-06-20 · published 2024-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29682-mexico-reinforces-health-surveillance-against-screwworm-threat
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A screwworm incursion in Mexico would threaten live cattle movements into the US, and the tighter border controls could constrain feeder cattle imports and support US cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-01 | [More Screwworm Cases in Mexico Threaten Cattle Trade With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19652-more-screwworm-cases-in-mexico-threaten-cattle-trade-with-us.md) | -2.0% | -6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +7.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-24 | [Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection \| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27344-mexico-notifies-united-states-of-new-world-screwworm-detection-animal-and-plant.md) | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-22 | [Mexico Confirms Case of New World Screwworm in Nuevo Leon \| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22806-mexico-confirms-case-of-new-world-screwworm-in-nuevo-leon-animal-and-plant.md) | -0.6% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-01 | [Mexico sees 32% jump in flesh-eating screwworm cases since August as cases move north \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22368-mexico-sees-32-jump-in-flesh-eating-screwworm-cases-since-august-as-cases-move.md) | +1.2% | -4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-01 | [More Screwworm Cases in Mexico Threaten Cattle Trade With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19652-more-screwworm-cases-in-mexico-threaten-cattle-trade-with-us.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-24 | [Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection \| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27344-mexico-notifies-united-states-of-new-world-screwworm-detection-animal-and-plant.md) | +1.6% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/mexico-reinforces-health-surveillance-agains-aeofnn

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