The International Regional Committee for Agricultural Health promotes strategies to eradicate the screwworm in Mexico and Central America

Published 2024년 12월 12일

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Agricultural representatives from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean met to strategize the eradication of the cattle screwworm (GBG) and enhance agricultural health protection. The meeting outlined a five-pillar strategy focusing on livestock movement control, surveillance, wound treatment, training, and sterile fly dispersal, to be monitored by OIRSA and local health agencies. Countries also committed to improving animal traceability and technological solutions. Despite progress, there's a need to refine strategies and accelerate results. The U.S. government has pledged support, and efforts are underway to restart exports of Mexican cattle, aligning trading entities' sanitary measures with international standards.

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Representatives of the agricultural and livestock sectors of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean met at the 91st Extraordinary Meeting of the International Regional Committee for Agricultural Health (CIRSA), held in Palenque, Chiapas. The objective of the meeting was to coordinate strategies for the eradication of the cattle screwworm (GBG) and strengthen the protection of agricultural health in the region. Regional priority: GBG eradication In the opening session, the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, Julio Berdegué Sacristán, highlighted that the elimination of the GBG is a critical priority for the region. He stressed the importance of protecting rural economies, guaranteeing animal health and ensuring access to safe food. During the event, a strategy structured in five fundamental pillars was presented: control of livestock movement, epidemiological surveillance, treatment of fresh wounds, sanitary training and the dispersal of sterile flies. ...

Source: Ganaderia