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Mexico Drafts Nationwide GBG Emergency Rules, Extending Controls to Pets

Officials aim to curb south-to-north spread to help reopen the U.S. market for Mexican cattle.

Overview

  • The Agriculture Ministry registered a draft agreement with Conamer to expand the GBG emergency operation to the entire country, pending entry into force after publication in the federal gazette.
  • The proposal makes compliance mandatory for anyone entering or traveling in Mexico with susceptible animals, explicitly including dogs, cats and birds.
  • Animal movements would require a CZM supported by macrocyclic lactone treatment 3–5 days prior, a larvicide bath and physical inspection, with re-treatment if movements occur after 6–15 days or a restart after 15 days.
  • Jalisco reported its first confirmed GBG case in Encarnación de Díaz during a corral inspection, and authorities said it was contained under established protocols.
  • Authorities and industry cite progress on containment and plan to scale sterile-fly releases from about 100 million toward 300–400 million per week via new plants in Chiapas and Texas, while the U.S. suspension of live-cattle imports remains in place during ongoing talks.