# Costa Rica Battles Cattle Screwworm Outbreak

> Costa Rica, working with Panama and the US, is fighting an invasive cattle screwworm outbreak first detected near the Panama border in July. Seven cases have been confirmed in cattle, sheep and a dog, and over 10 million sterile male flies were released by air. Checkpoints have been set up to stop movement of infested livestock.

- Date: 2023-08-05 · published 2023-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Central America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34505-costa-rica-battles-cattle-screwworm-outbreak
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Livestock movement restrictions and disease control in Central America can tighten regional beef and cattle supply and add cost to producers. The effect on feed-grain prices is marginal, so the impact is limited to local livestock markets.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-15 | [Will Costa Rica’s Screwworm Crisis Impact Belize? \| Greater Belize Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31621-will-costa-rica-s-screwworm-crisis-impact-belize-greater-belize-media.md) | +0.2% | +3.2% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-16 | [Costa Rica: Costa Rica Declares Screwworm Emergency \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31613-costa-rica-costa-rica-declares-screwworm-emergency-usda-foreign-agricultural.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-09 | [FDA approves Merck drug for decimated cattle herds to stop screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21455-fda-approves-merck-drug-for-decimated-cattle-herds-to-stop-screwworm.md) | +2.3% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-18 | [USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25979-usda-will-not-ban-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-latest-screwworm-case-agency.md) | -0.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- ticotimes.net: https://ticotimes.net/2023/08/05/costa-rica-battles-cattle-screwworm-outbreak

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