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Mexico Reports 57% Drop in Screwworm Cases as Estado de México Confirms First Animal Infection

Economic pressure persists despite progress in containment.

Overview

  • Sader reports active animal cases down to 492 as of January 7, a 57% decline from December peaks attributed to inspections and sterile-fly releases.
  • Estado de México confirmed its first animal case in a goat in Tlatlaya, with state health officials reporting no human infections and intensifying slaughterhouse and market inspections.
  • Tamaulipas authorities confirmed a third case in the state’s south and deployed intensive door-to-door sweeps, treatment with ivermectin, and fumigation across 20–40 km zones.
  • Nationally, authorities have confirmed 101 human myiasis cases, while export restrictions have sidelined over one million head of cattle and imposed an estimated $1.3 billion loss.
  • The federal response includes expanded sterile-insect operations, a movement-control protocol, and a new Metapa, Chiapas plant targeting weekly output of 200 million sterile flies in the first half of the year.