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Flesh-eating screwworm outbreak escalates in West Texas with 31 confirmed cases

Occurred 2 Jul 2026·Detected 8 Jul 2026·
🇺🇸 West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, with related activity in Chiapas, Mexico7 reports
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New World screwworm detections in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico have reached 31 confirmed cases spanning Jim Hogg, Crockett, and Uvalde counties in Texas and Lea County, New Mexico. State and federal agricultural authorities are running aerial sterile fly dispersal, declared an infested zone, and activated the Texas State Emergency Operations Center, while related activity persists in Chiapas and Metapa, Mexico. No insured loss figures or commercial-scale culling have been reported.

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Impact verdict

Low impact. No quantified insured loss, no commercial livestock culling at scale, and no property or business interruption claims activity have been evidenced. Absent stated insured figures or evidence of large-scale commercial herd destructions reaching the London or international specialty market via direct placement or reinsurance, there is no credible route to USD 100m.

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Geographic Zone Matches

3 active matches

  • TRIA Certified Areas
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Pacific Ring of Fire
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Caribbean Hurricane Zone
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%

Geographic zone matches are RiskEvents spatial/analytical indicators, not coverage determinations or Lloyd's official classifications.

Affected countries

🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇸 United States

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