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Active Screwworm Cases Fall 57% in Mexico as Isolated Detections Trigger Local Sweeps

Export recovery hinges on restored sanitary confidence through sterile-fly releases with tighter movement controls.

Overview

  • Cumulative cases reached 13,335 as of the latest weekly cut, up 118 week over week, while active cases declined to 492 from a December peak of 1,145.
  • Most active events remain concentrated in nine south–southeast states, with Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo León and Querétaro now cleared after earlier detections.
  • The State of Mexico confirmed its first animal infection in a goat in Tlatlaya with officials reporting no human cases there and intensified inspections at abattoirs and meat points of sale.
  • Tamaulipas logged a third confirmation in González and expanded barrido sweeps, ivermectin treatments and localized fumigation as authorities work to inactivate earlier events in Llera and Altamira.
  • Authorities are scaling sterile-fly releases and report the Metapa, Chiapas production plant at 48% completion, targeting 200 million sterile flies per week in the first half of 2026, as export limits and lower domestic prices persist with industry losses estimated at about $1.3 billion.