ACUERDO MINISTERIAL No. 39, de fecha 9 de abril de 2024, mediante el cual se acuerda "Declarar Estado de Alerta Zoosanitaria frente al riesgo de introducción y la internación del GBG en todo el territorio nacional" (Ministerial Decision No. 39, dated 9 April 2024, "issuing an animal health alert throughout national territory in view of the risk of introduction and entry of NWS")

The notified Ministerial Decision concerning agriculture and livestock issues an animal health alert in view of the occurrence of reinfestation by Cochliomyia hominivorax, also known as New World screwworm (NWS), in Panama, Costa Rica and, more recently, Nicaragua. El Salvador has been free of this disease since 1995, when it was eradicated from national territory. The entry into the country of live animals of susceptible species from countries infested with NWS poses a high risk of the spread and establishment of the disease in our country, which could affect domestic production through losses caused by a deterioration in the health status of affected animals. Animals could even die in the event of severe infestations. The disease can also affect human beings and therefore poses a risk to public health as well.