New World Screwworm

February 2026 - November 2025

Weekly protein digest: USDA expands screwworm defense along Texas border, citing livestock risk

7 February 2026

10 minute read

USDA is shifting sterile fly operations closer to the US-Mexico border as a precaution against New World screwworm, underscoring heightened biosecurity vigilance across cattle farms

USDA to drop sterile glow-in-the-dark flies near Texas

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases New World Screwworm

3 February 2026

3 minute read

Releases aim to block screwworm spread from Mexico

Mexico reports sharp drop in screwworm cases

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases New World Screwworm

9 January 2026

1 minute read

Sterile fly plant advances as US cattle ban holds

Mexico reports new screwworm case as border stays shut

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases New World Screwworm

5 January 2026

1 minute read

Parasite spread keeps US-Mexico livestock trade halted

Weekly global protein digest: China’s Beef Import Pullback Sends Ripples Through Brazil’s Meat Sector

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases New World Screwworm

30 November 2025

19 minute read

Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news

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February 2026 - November 2025

Weekly protein digest: USDA expands screwworm defense along Texas border, citing livestock risk

USDA to drop sterile glow-in-the-dark flies near Texas

Mexico reports sharp drop in screwworm cases

Mexico reports new screwworm case as border stays shut

Weekly global protein digest: China’s Beef Import Pullback Sends Ripples Through Brazil’s Meat Sector

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