Overview
- The Mexico City health ministry treated and discharged three people diagnosed with miasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax who traveled from Oaxaca, Hidalgo and Puebla for care.
- Federal animal health reports show four active animal cases in the capital, with three in Tlalpan and one in Álvaro Obregón, and a recent canine case in Topilejo flagged as an early signal.
- Health authorities emphasize the disease is not spread between people and requires the fly to deposit larvae into open wounds, so simple wound care and prompt medical attention reduce risk.
- The city government is conducting active epidemiological surveillance in people and animals in coordination with the Secretariat of Environment and SENASICA to detect and respond to cases quickly.
- The federal government plans a sterile‑insect production facility in Chiapas to release sterile male flies after June 20, a technique that aims to lower screwworm reproduction and curb future outbreaks.