# IAEA Hosts Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Experts on Fight Against Screwworm Pest | International Atomic Energy Agency

> The IAEA is hosting an expert meeting in Vienna from 12-16 December with eleven countries, including Cuba and the United States, to review a Sterile Insect Technique project against New World Screwworm. The pest remains a threat to livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the US has recently seen an outbreak in Florida.

- Date: 2016-12-12 · published 2016-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Latin America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73407-iaea-hosts-latin-american-caribbean-and-u-s-experts-on-fight-against-screwworm
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A screwworm outbreak threatens livestock health and could trigger movement restrictions on cattle and other animals, tightening supply in affected regions. The impact on feed-ingredient prices is limited, so the price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-14 | [Latin American countries combat screwworm pest through IAEA Project DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64468-latin-american-countries-combat-screwworm-pest-through-iaea-project.md) | -1.0% | -2.2% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2021-08-13 | [America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45516-america-s-never-ending-battle-against-flesh-eating-worms.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60056-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -0.9% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- iaea.org: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-hosts-latin-american-caribbean-and-us-experts-on-fight-against-screwworm-pest

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