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Screwworm reaches the border with Coahuila
28/04/26
Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza – Authorities reinforce actions against health risk.
The detection of an active case of cattle screwworm (CSM) in a bovine in the state of Zacatecas, just 20 km from the border with Coahuila, as well as the capture of specimens of the transmitting fly in the border area, places the state at high risk of registering cases.
In an interview, the Secretary of Rural Development, Jesús María Montemayor Garza, reported that female flies of the species Cochliomyia hominivorax have been detected in traps installed along the border between Coahuila and Zacatecas. This makes the possible entry of the insect into the state by natural flight imminent, favored by the warm and humid weather conditions typical of the season.
Given this situation, close coordination is maintained with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), through the National Service for Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA) and the Coahuila State Livestock Commission (CPA), as well as with the Coahuila Regional Livestock Union, the Committee for Livestock Development and Protection, and municipal governments. This collaboration has allowed for the implementation of prevention, early detection, and control measures, including:
* Public awareness campaigns and on-site training in high-risk areas, with instructions for the public on reporting and managing suspected cases.
* Installation of 62 GBG traps to capture flies and confirm the insect's natural presence in the environment.
* Regulation of livestock movement from affected areas of the country to Coahuila, as well as their inspection and treatment.
* Conducting sweeps to apply preventive treatments with doramectin to exposed animals in high-risk areas.
* Installation of traps with attractant bait at livestock handling facilities to reduce fly population density in affected areas.
Authorities also reiterated their commitment to addressing this new challenge for the state's livestock industry through ongoing coordination with ranchers, joining forces and working together to report any suspected cases, with the goal of protecting animal health and public health in the state.
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Coahuila detects first positive case of GBG
29/04/26
Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza – SENASICA confirmed the first case of GBS in Coahuila, after a positive diagnosis was made in samples taken by the CPA from a female bovine approximately 3 years old on a property in the municipality of Castaños.
Following this discovery, the Emergency Health Operations Center (COES) established in Coahuila, with participation from the Federal Government (SADER, SENASICA, and the CPA), and from the State Government (the Ministries of Rural Development, Health, and Environment), The Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Livestock in Coahuila and La Laguna, along with municipal authorities and the Regional Livestock Unions of Coahuila and La Laguna, reported that five operational teams from SENASICA (National Service for Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality), the CPA (Agricultural Production Commission), and the State Government, specializing in handling such cases, are currently on site. These teams will conduct a sweep of a 40-kilometer radius around the affected area, inspecting, treating wounds, bathing, and administering preventive doramectin treatment to animals found in the zone. In the coming days, 10 more teams will join these efforts, covering a total of eight municipalities in the state through critical sweeps and containment operations.
Furthermore, all livestock movements originating from the areas surrounding the positive case in Castaños and Saltillo, due to the capture of fertile GBG flies in traps placed on the border with Zacatecas, must be preceded by preventive doramectin treatment of the animals.
The request to the general public is reiterated to promptly report any suspected cases through the SDR, SENASICA, CPA and municipal authorities via the following numbers: Whatsapp 55 3996 4462 or telephone 800 751 2100.
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