# Latin American countries combat screwworm pest through IAEA Project DevelopmentAid

> The IAEA, FAO, USDA and COPEG launched a project to help Latin American countries prevent re-entry of New World screwworm into Central and North America and to suppress it in parts of South America and the Caribbean. The project uses surveillance, emergency response and the sterile insect technique.

- Date: 2018-06-14 · published 2018-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Latin America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64468-latin-american-countries-combat-screwworm-pest-through-iaea-project
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm control keeps Mexican cattle imports flowing to the US, so successful containment supports livestock supply stability and avoids import bans.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2016-12-12 | [IAEA Hosts Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Experts on Fight Against Screwworm Pest \| International Atomic Energy Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73407-iaea-hosts-latin-american-caribbean-and-u-s-experts-on-fight-against-screwworm.md) | -0.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-18 | [Secretary Rollins Announces Bold Plan to Combat New World Screwworm’s Northward Spread \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24160-secretary-rollins-announces-bold-plan-to-combat-new-world-screwworm-s-northward.md) | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-31 | [New World Screw Worm returns to Central America \| Amandala Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29216-new-world-screw-worm-returns-to-central-america-amandala-newspaper.md) | -1.7% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [USDA allocates $165M to protect livestock from New World screwworm \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26913-usda-allocates-165m-to-protect-livestock-from-new-world-screwworm-agriculture.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-05 | [Costa Rica Battles Cattle Screwworm Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34505-costa-rica-battles-cattle-screwworm-outbreak.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-07-18 | [Collaborative Efforts to Combat the Cattle Screwworm in Latin America - LatinAmerican Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29214-collaborative-efforts-to-combat-the-cattle-screwworm-in-latin-america.md) | -0.6% | -4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-03-29 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Nicaragua](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31161-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | -4.1% | +0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-24 | [APHIS Allows Imports of Mexican Cattle to Continue Despite 2nd New World Screwworm Case](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25983-aphis-allows-imports-of-mexican-cattle-to-continue-despite-2nd-new-world.md) | +2.6% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- developmentaid.org: https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/24554/latin-american-countries-combat-screwworm-pest-through-iaea-project

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