Overview

• The Aphis-Senasica Plan of Action codifies regional zoning, certified-corral movement rules, baited-trap surveillance and maritime import protocols to contain the New World screwworm
• The United States will back conversion of Metapa de Domínguez into a 100 million-flies-per-week sterile-fly facility by early 2026, propose a $750 million Texas plant to produce 300 million weekly, and allocate $100 million for advanced monitoring technologies
• Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture will hire and certify over 100 zootecnia and parasitology specialists, primarily from Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, to carry out sanitary ‘barrido’ sweeps across the south-southeast region
• U.S. authorities will maintain the ban on live-animal imports until surveillance confirms the screwworm has receded beyond designated containment zones in Mexico
• Any resumption of Mexican live-cattle exports will be tied to measurable progress on pest containment and eradication milestones