Globalstar and CERES TAG Partnership Support Livestock Industry Amid New World Screwworm Threat

COVINGTON, La.A next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announces its continued partnership of delivering critical global connectivity for the agricultural technology solutions developed by CERES TAG, the world's leading animal health intelligence platform, as it prepares its readiness in the event of an outbreak of the New World Screwworm.

As the livestock industry in Mexico grapples with the recent outbreak of this vector-borne disease, the powerful partnership between Globalstar and CERES TAG is critical in helping producers and authorities to act quickly and contain the spread of the disease.

The outbreak, which has led to the recent border closure to live animal imports, has placed cattle producers on high alert. The New World Screwworm seriously threatens animal welfare and herd productivity, with potential economic fallout measured in hundreds of millions of dollars if not swiftly contained. Over the last decade, the economic impact of zoonotic diseases has been estimated to be $20 billion, directly, and $200 billion indirectly.

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