# Screwworm still a serious threat to livestock - Farm and Dairy

> A USDA-confirmed New World screwworm case in a Florida Key deer in 2016 was eradicated, but the article argues faster identification protocols are needed. Screwworm feeds on living tissue and can devastate livestock, especially young animals.

- Date: 2017-07-06 · published 2017-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69916-screwworm-still-a-serious-threat-to-livestock-farm-and-dairy
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A screwworm outbreak in a densely populated livestock area would threaten animal health and movement, creating supply risk for cattle markets, but no current outbreak is reported.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-12-22 | [NWS Causes Threat to US Livestock Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21458-nws-causes-threat-to-us-livestock-industry.md) | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock • Stateline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19201-flesh-eating-screwworms-head-for-american-livestock-stateline.md) | -1.7% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-03 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as second screwworm case announced \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21012-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-surge-as-second-screwworm-case-announced-the.md) | +0.0% | +1.1% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-12-22 | [NWS Causes Threat to US Livestock Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21458-nws-causes-threat-to-us-livestock-industry.md) | +0.4% | +5.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock • Stateline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19201-flesh-eating-screwworms-head-for-american-livestock-stateline.md) | -3.4% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-03 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as second screwworm case announced \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21012-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-surge-as-second-screwworm-case-announced-the.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- farmanddairy.com: https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/screwworm-still-a-serious-threat-to-livestock/428663.html

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