The Federal Ministry of Health has warned that Yucatán is one of the states with the highest number of confirmed human cases of screwworm in the country.
The Epidemiological Surveillance report, corresponding to the second week of July, indicates that Yucatán has accumulated 37 confirmed cases of screwworm-associated myiasis, a figure that currently places the state third nationally.
The federal agency indicates that the state is ranked below:
The following states are ranked below:
Nationally, the epidemiological report indicates that 19 new cases were confirmed during the month of July, reflecting that the presence of the screwworm continues to represent a public health challenge in the country.
Given this situation, Yucatán remains under epidemiological surveillance due to its position among the states with the highest incidence of myiasis.
Source: eluniversal
