Resources with keywords: NWS
New World Screwworm Outbreak
CDC
As of February 17, 2026, Central America and Mexico have reported more than 153,000 NWS cases in animals and over 1,300 cases in people.
keywords: control measures, eradication, maggots, new world screwworm, NWS, surveillance, zoonosis, Zoonotic Diseases
New World Screwworm: Outbreak Moves into Northern Mexico
CDC / Health Alert Network (HAN)
20 January 2026
CDC is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to share information and notify clinicians, public health authorities, and the public about recent New World screwworm (NWS) animal cases in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which shares a border with the U.S. state of Texas.
keywords: control measures, eradication, new world screwworm, NWS, surveillance, zoonosis, Zoonotic Diseases
