The National Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica) registered the first case of screwworm in Tamaulipas, dedicated to the export of live cattle.
The information was published since December 26 in the Senesica database. At the same time, the United States Department of Agriculture updated and reported the existence of this case of a six-day-old calf that was infected by air, through an umbilical injury.
According to Mexican media, this calf was detected in a grazing area and without livestock in transit.
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At the moment, this case is the northernmost in Mexico, approximately 306 kilometers from McAllen (Texas).
Furthermore, according to the Agricultural Market Consulting Group (GCMA), since Tamaulipas is a state that exports live cattle heads, this case could stop the resumption of cattle imports by the United States.
With this case, Mexico adds 409 active cases of screwworm in cattle, with the south of the country being the most affected, with states such as Oaxaca that have 168 cases.
On December 3, the government reported that it expanded the measures planned to contain the screwworm plague, which mainly affects cattle, but also domestic and wild species and humans.
Livestock imports from Mexico play an important role in the US, averaging more than one million head annually for decades, representing approximately 60% of live cattle imports and about 3% of the national herd.
With information from EFE
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