Overview

• Mexico reports more than 1.8 million animals inspected and wider use of traps, larvicidal baths and ivermectin under a national response led by President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government.
• SENASICA says larvae in a recent Nuevo León case were found dead or poisoned, indicating the treatment protocol is working in field conditions.
• The United States continues to block imports of Mexican cattle, bison and horses as surveillance intensifies along the border.
• Rep. Henry Cuellar says some USDA agriculture employees who check for New World screwworm are furloughed during the government shutdown, reducing on‑the‑ground capacity.
• Mexico has launched a livestock conversion program with nearly $40 million in initial funding, while the U.S. maintains sterile‑fly support and Mexican industry estimates the export halt could cost about $1.3 billion and stall roughly 650,000 head.