Argentina: Another positive case of avian influenza was confirmed in backyard birds in Córdoba

Published 2023년 2월 23일

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Argentina's National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) has confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) H5 in backyard birds in the province of Córdoba, marking the seventh such case in the state and the 12th across the country in wild and backyard birds. The outbreak has led to over 100 notifications and necessitated sanitary actions. In response, Senasa is implementing measures such as enhanced border controls and surveillance in AI-free areas, and urging the productive sector to step up hygiene and biosecurity measures. Any observations of clinical signs compatible with highly pathogenic AI in birds or finding dead birds should be reported to Senasa immediately.

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Buenos Aires - The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) confirmed a case of avian influenza (AI) H5 in backyard birds on a property in the province of Córdoba, bringing the total number of detections of the disease to 7 in that Argentine state . The Senasa National Laboratory today diagnosed the positive case for AI H5 in samples taken from backyard birds (chickens, ducks and geese) from an establishment located in the Cordoba town of Los Álvarez, in Santa Rosa del Río Primero. After the confirmation of the case, agents of the Córdoba Regional Center of Senasa carried out the corresponding sanitary actions in the property in question. In this way, with more than 100 notifications attended by Senasa, there are 12 confirmed cases in wild and backyard birds to date (7 in Córdoba, 1 Buenos Aires; 1 in Jujuy; 1 in Neuquén; 1 in Salta and 1 in Santa Fe). Senasa is working on sanitary and screening actions in all the regions where the findings were made Actions in the ...

Source: Argentina.gob.ar