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Mexico Tightens GBG Controls as Tamaulipas Cases Climb and Wildlife Infection Confirmed

Officials deploy traps, field brigades and movement controls focused on Veracruz and Tamaulipas to curb fresh flare‑ups.

Overview

  • Tamaulipas reports 12 GBG cases with 11 active, concentrated in González and Llera, with additional active cases in Altamira and El Mante.
  • Sader’s latest cut shows 13,335 accumulated cases and 492 active, while Senasica’s subsequent report lists 13,766 accumulated and 625 active, reflecting different reporting windows.
  • The environment ministry confirms a howler monkey in Palenque, Chiapas, died from GBG, underscoring spillover into wildlife beyond livestock and pets.
  • Sader announced a targeted plan for Veracruz and Tamaulipas with tighter livestock movement checks, 20 new field brigades, increased sterile‑fly releases, training and more traps.
  • States step up local defenses, with Tamaulipas installing intensive trap networks and San Luis Potosí reinforcing sanitary perimeters and outreach despite a nationally reported 57% drop in active cases.