As part of the binational strategy between Mexico and the United States, more than 800 million sterile Cattle Screwworm (CSW) flies have been released in targeted regions of southern Mexico.
This was reported by Gabriel Ayala Borunda, director of Animal Health Campaigns for the National Service of Agrifood Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA), during the recent meeting of the Binational Committee, within the framework of the Assembly of the National Confederation of Livestock Organizations (CNOG), in Aguascalientes.
This effort is part of the cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which have intensified their coordination in response to the CSW outbreaks reported in Mexico. Cases 80% controlled in Mexico
Armando García López, director of the United States-Mexico Commission for the Prevention of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Other Exotic Animal Diseases, highlighted that more than 80% of confirmed cases of GBG in the country have been controlled, verifying the absence of larvae up to ten days after treatment.
According to official data, 80% of the cases have been reported by citizens through emergency lines, while the rest have been detected through health inspections at transportation points.
For his part, Burke Healey, Director of Policy for APHIS-USDA, said that the United States has strengthened the production of sterile flies at the Pacora plant in Panama.
Source: ganaderia
