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Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG

Currently, the New World Screwworm (NWS) remains in the eradication stage with incidences of positive cases in all the provinces of Panama except for the Guna Yala Region. By September 28th, Panama has a total of 18,553 positive cases, while at the regional level there is presence of NWS in Costa Rica with a total of 6,938 cases since the declaration of the outbreak, in Nicaragua there have been 3,307 cases and in Honduras 8 cases raids from Nicaragua to date.

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Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of Screwworm (hereinafter COPEG),
COPEG
LEARN MORE ABOUT COPEG

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Slide 1
Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG

Currently, the New World Screwworm (NWS) remains in the eradication stage with incidences of positive cases in all the provinces of Panama except for the Guna Yala Region. By September 28th, Panama has a total of 18,553 positive cases, while at the regional level there is presence of NWS in Costa Rica with a total of 6,938 cases since the declaration of the outbreak, in Nicaragua there have been 3,307 cases and in Honduras 8 cases raids from Nicaragua to date.

KNOW MORE ABOUT COPEG CURRENTLY GBG SITUATION

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of Screwworm (hereinafter COPEG),
COPEG
LEARN MORE ABOUT COPEG

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Slide 1
Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG

Currently, the New World Screwworm (NWS) remains in the eradication stage with incidences of positive cases in all the provinces of Panama except for the Guna Yala Region. By September 28th, Panama has a total of 18,553 positive cases, while at the regional level there is presence of NWS in Costa Rica with a total of 6,938 cases since the declaration of the outbreak, in Nicaragua there have been 3,307 cases and in Honduras 8 cases raids from Nicaragua to date.

KNOW MORE ABOUT COPEG CURRENTLY GBG SITUATION

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of Screwworm (hereinafter COPEG),
COPEG
LEARN MORE ABOUT COPEG

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Slide 2
Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG

Currently, the New World Screwworm (NWS) remains in the eradication stage with incidences of positive cases in all the provinces of Panama except for the Guna Yala Region. By September 28th, Panama has a total of 18,553 positive cases, while at the regional level there is presence of NWS in Costa Rica with a total of 6,938 cases since the declaration of the outbreak, in Nicaragua there have been 3,307 cases and in Honduras 8 cases raids from Nicaragua to date.

KNOW MORE ABOUT COPEG CURRENTLY GBG SITUATION

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG
SOBRE LA SITUACIÓN ACTUAL DEL GBG

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Slide 1
Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG

Currently, the New World Screwworm (NWS) remains in the eradication stage with incidences of positive cases in all the provinces of Panama except for the Guna Yala Region. By September 28th, Panama has a total of 18,553 positive cases, while at the regional level there is presence of NWS in Costa Rica with a total of 6,938 cases since the declaration of the outbreak, in Nicaragua there have been 3,307 cases and in Honduras 8 cases raids from Nicaragua to date.

KNOW MORE ABOUT COPEG CURRENTLY GBG SITUATION

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG
SOBRE LA SITUACIÓN ACTUAL DEL GBG

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Slide 3
Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama 
COPEG

Currently, the New World Screwworm (NWS) remains in the eradication stage with incidences of positive cases in all the provinces of Panama except for the Guna Yala Region. By September 28th, Panama has a total of 18,553 positive cases, while at the regional level there is presence of NWS in Costa Rica with a total of 6,938 cases since the declaration of the outbreak, in Nicaragua there have been 3,307 cases and in Honduras 8 cases raids from Nicaragua to date.

KNOW MORE ABOUT COPEG CURRENTLY GBG SITUATION

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

Currently Situation of Screwworm in Panama
COPEG
SOBRE LA SITUACIÓN ACTUAL DEL GBG

Was created with the sole purpose to plan, design, construct, equip and operate a production plant of sterile flies for Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), to eradicate and prevent its re-infestation in the Republic of Panama, without causing harm to the environment

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Reference to September 28th, 2024

Panama Cases: 18,553
Costa Rica Cases: 6,938
Nicaragua Cases: 3,307
Honduras Cases/Nicaragua raids: 8

SW CASES IN THE REGION

ciclo de vida mosca del GBG

Sexually mature Flies

Copulation

Host seeking by gravid female

Deposition of egg mass on wound

21 days

Development from egg through three larval stages in the wound

The screwworm larvae (L2 y L3), drill and consume the living tissue enlarging the wound

Fully developed L-3 larva drops to ground and burrows into soil

Develops into pupa and emerges as a young adult

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About Us

About COPEG

A multidisciplinary group of professionals in subject of prevention of Screwworm (SW) works to massively produce SW flies and release them in the field, while ground epidemiological surveillance is carried out to guarantee the maintenance of the Permanent Prevention Biological Barrier

OUR STATISTICS

18

Aerial Dispersal
(Until September 28th)

96,008,156 M

Pupae per Week
(Until September 28th)

8

Honduras cases
(Until September 28th)

3,307

Nicaragua cases
(Until September 28th)

6,938

Costa Rica cases
(Until September 28th)

18,553

Panama cases
(Until September 28th)

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