# Nicaragua reports screwworm outbreak in cattle
						 | The Cattle Site

> Nicaragua notified the WOAH of its first confirmed New World screwworm detection since 1996, reported April 29, 2024, with the outbreak traced to illegal animal movement. The government declared a national health emergency by decree on April 3 and launched a national control campaign. Nicaragua has about 6 million cattle and nearly $1 billion in annual beef, dairy and live animal exports.

- Date: 2024-05-09 · published 2024-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Nicaragua · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30190-nicaragua-reports-screwworm-outbreak-in-cattle-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm outbreaks can cut herd numbers and trigger animal-movement restrictions and export disruption, tightening regional cattle and beef supply. Treatment that withdraws dairy cattle from milk supply could also modestly affect milk availability in the region.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/nicaragua-reports-screwworm-outbreak-in-cattle

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