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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week confirmed the presence of a New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County, Texas. The report comes just five days after the USDA announced that a parasitic fly was found in a young sheep in the Mexican state of Coahuila within 31 miles (50 km) of the U.S. border. 🚨 With the recent detection of New World screwworm in a 3-week-old bovine in Zavala County, TX, USDA urges residents to contact your veterinarian right away if you see any suspicious wounds, maggots, or infestations in your animals or herd. If you see signs of maggot… pic.twitter.com/lxxsjIgDcb — Dept. of Agriculture (@USDA) June 4, 2026 Until this week, that was the closest the ​parasite had come to the U.S. during the ongoing outbreak, which has been steadily tracking north from Central America and through Mexico for more than a year despite a sprawling effort by USDA and Mexico to contain the pest. In a statement released on Wednesday , the USDA said the affected ani...

If you go to a World Cup match during the upcoming 23rd edition of the tournament, you’ll buy your beer, hot dogs, tacos or whatever  takes your fancy from a FIFA-accredited vendor. If the stadium bathrooms you use qualify for three or more stars under Sarah DeVries’ rating system for Mexican  baños, you can thank FIFA-accredited cleaning staff for keeping them in order. And if you read a media report filed from one of the 16 stadiums across Mexico, the United States and Canada that will host the 104 World Cup matches this summer, you’ll be reading the work of a FIFA-accredited journalist. (Keep an eye on MND’s ongoing World Cup coverage !) All of this came into sharp focus for me last Sunday while I was waiting in line outside FIFA’s Mexico City accreditation center, a temporary structure set up in the parking lot of Mexico City Stadium (aka Azteca Stadium), the cavernous arena that will host the opening match of the World Cup between Mexico and South A...

A former Mexican soldier linked to the forced disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero 12 years ago was arrested near Los Angeles by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Wednesday. In a Thursday social media post, ICE confirmed that Enrique Martínez Chávez was apprehended in Hawthorne, California, and will remain in U.S. custody until he is repatriated. Almost simultaneously with the arrest, family members of the missing announced they will renew street actions to protest the lack of resolution of the case, timed to coincide with the first week of the World Cup. (Madres y Padres de Ayotzinapa / Facebook) Martínez, 32, is one of 16 soldiers linked to the disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College in September 2014 in Iguala, Guerrero, for whom arrest warrants were issued in August 2022. Eight of the 16 soldiers are being held in a military prison in connection with the Ayotzinapa case. Though they were arrested in June...

Four LP gas tanks exploded in the state of Puebla Thursday morning, the state Civil Protection chief said, causing a huge fireball to shoot into the sky and prompting the evacuation of approximately 2,000 people. The tanks exploded on a property in Tepeaca, a small city located about 35 kilometers east of Puebla city. No deaths were immediately reported, but three people were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment, according to the newspaper La Jornada. Bernabé López Santos, head of the Puebla Civil Protection authority (PC Puebla), said in a video message that four “tanks of gas” had exploded inside a warehouse on a property in Tepeaca. He didn’t identify the cause of the explosion. PC Puebla initially reported that four gas tankers, rather than tanks, had exploded. López said that gas tankers were found in another warehouse on the same property. Photos appeared to show that at least one heavy vehicle had caught fire, if not actually exploded. PC Puebla s...

Healthcare is a very important topic for most people when considering spending more time in Mexico. In that context, MND created a “Healthcare Experience Survey,” in which we invite you to anonymously share your personal healthcare experiences in Mexico. Our team will compile the survey results and share the lessons learned and insights gained in an upcoming article. Please click here to take the 5-minute MND Mexico Healthcare Experience Survey™ , designed specifically to assess the healthcare experiences of foreign residents of Mexico. The more respondents we get, the more reliable and informative the results will be. We appreciate your time! The MND Team The post Have you used healthcare in Mexico? Take our 5-minute survey appeared first on Mexico News Daily

A jaguar has been rescued in the mountains near the state capital of Tamaulipas after becoming trapped in a wild boar snare located on private property, state officials said this week. The presence of the jaguar was reported to the authorities by local residents, and the government immediately dispatched wildlife management specialists to secure the animal. State officials secured the cage and transported the jaguar to Tamatán Zoo in Ciudad Victoria, where it is now receiving veterinary care. (Tamaulipas Parks and Biodiversity Commission) According to officials from the Tamaulipas Parks and Biodiversity Commission , the jaguar sustained injuries from the snare and is now receiving care from veterinarians at the Tamatán Zoo in Ciudad Victoria. Eduardo Rocha Orozco, the director of the parks commission, said the priority is to ensure the animal’s recovery and monitor its physical condition before considering whether it can be released back into its natural habitat. Once the specimen...