Mexico Intensifies Efforts to Combat New World Screwworm Threat to Livestock and U.S.-Mexico Trade
Mexico is significantly expanding its national strategy to curb and eradicate the New World Screwworm (NWS), a parasitic fly that poses a major concern to the livestock industries in both Mexico and the United States. According to Mexico Business News, the Mexican government is deploying a multi-pronged approach that includes scientific research, enhanced surveillance, early detection methods, and new control technologies. A new technical-scientific council has been established to coordinate research on diagnostics, pest population dynamics, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. Researchers in Mexico and the U.S. are collaborating to develop more precise traps that can distinguish NWS flies from less dangerous screwworm species. Additionally, Mexico is working to address the issue of illegal cattle smuggling through its southern border, which livestock producers warn poses a significant risk for disease transmission, with estimates suggesting up to 1,000 head of cattle enter Mexico illegally each day... 
